This is an analysis of the poem The Nakedness Of Truth (I Know It Well) that begins with:

Despair has no wings,
Nor has love,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXXXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 111 1100 1111 1111 111010 111100 111111111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, not are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines them is repeated).

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

  • summary of The Nakedness Of Truth (I Know It Well);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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