This is an analysis of the poem Yet To Heal that begins with:

You witnessed me bleed,
From the telling of your lies......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXb deafee bbagaabahhdd X bdd XcX fXhdbgfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,12,1,3,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 0010011 101010001 101010 01111 1010100100 111101 010011 1110101 111010 0110100010 11011000100 011010 01011100101 0010101101 101111 11010010101 11011100101 11010101 111010011 0100011111 11 100111 1 11 11101 00111101 1011001 1000 01001 01010100 010 11101110 1110101 0000101010 1110100 0101111 11110010 111100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Yet To Heal;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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