This is an analysis of the poem The Truth Suppressed that begins with:
Why do people sit in darkness as regards the Negro race?
Why so ignorant are nations of conditions in the case?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aaaa bbaa cccc ccdd eecc ffcc gghh iiccXiibb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 111010101010101 111001100010001 101011101010001 101000101110001 001110101110101 101000100010001 101010101010101 101010100011001 011110100010101 111011110110101 101110100111101 101010111010101 111010101010111 101100101010101 101010101111101 111000100010111 101010101010001 1110101000101001 101010101010111 101011101010111 1110101001110101 101010100010101 101100101010101 101010101010101 001010101010111 001010101100001 101010101011101 101010100010101 111010100010101 001011111110001 101010101110001 101000101010101 111010100011101 111010101010101 1100010101010101 101010110010101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 242
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 36
- Average number of symbols per line: 60 (very long strings)
- Average number of words per line: 11
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; in, to, and, of are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words why, he, when are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Truth Suppressed;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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