This is an analysis of the poem Without Truth As A Factor that begins with:

Attempting to prevent an oncoming flood,
With mops and sponges......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXcdbdabbdbcX XcdXeX XeXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01000111101 01110 101011111 10010010 11001101 0010101001 101001011 010110110 011101101 101111101 010000100100010 1101010111 011110010101 111011010101 0111010 1 1111011110100 1111001101 1 10101001010101 1010001101 101110101011 11111011 101110010 1100101001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 322
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Without Truth As A Factor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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