This is an analysis of the poem Thought's Assiduity. that begins with:

Be not afraid of facts; they must be faced,
And thought must in the affairs of circumstance...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacbcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101011101 11100010101 01010010101 1101111101 1110010111 1101100101 1100011101 1101110100 11110101011 01001110100 01001110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 469
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Thought's Assiduity.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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