This is an analysis of the poem The Problem that begins with:
Shall we conceal the Case, or tell it -
We who believe the evidence? ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababXb acacXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101110 11010100 111011010 10100100 10011100101101100100 1 1111001110 101110111 1101001010 11010101 11010011010010 0100111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Problem;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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