This is an analysis of the poem Without Insisting To Assist that begins with:

Keeping faith takes getting closer,
To oneself to accept....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdaa adcXcXc X aeffgcccX X XdXaagXab gceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,1,9,1,9,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10111010 011001 1111011111 1100101000010 001000110 11011011001 1101010001 010010011001 101001 11100101111 01101001011 11010110 110110101 1111100001001 111100110101 110100101101001 10101010010101 00101101010101 01010010110101 101011101010 11000101111011 00001101001 101001100101 101000111010 111100110101 001011010011 1001010100011 0110100 00011100001 011101 11010011 10010001101 1110011101 1011010111 111100110101 10011001111 0010011011001 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Without Insisting To Assist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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