This is an analysis of the poem With A Twist Of Forbidden Truth that begins with:

As if flashes of light,
These days come to pass so fast....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbcXb deXcfbfb Xdfaebb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 1110111 11101010100 01111 00100010011 1011111 1100111 010100101 1111 100011 110010010101 011010110001010 010010100010000100 11100100 0100 10111101010 111111100101 1 100010100 11010001011010 1001001101100010 0010100110001 011000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of With A Twist Of Forbidden Truth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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