This is an analysis of the poem Wounds Unhealed that begins with:

The issue of race...
Ignored and left unexplored, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaacX dXbXXa aXeeadec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01001 0111101 010111101 1110100100100 01100 010100 1101010101010 101001101 110100111001101 0101 101001111010101 11000110001010 1001010010001 101000010001 01010001100 101000100010 1010010100001110 0011100100011 100100110100 01 010010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 276
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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; as, of, its are repeated.

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

  • summary of Wounds Unhealed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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