This is an analysis of the poem Wisdom that begins with:

THE true faith discovered was
When painted panel, statuary.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXcXcdedeXfdfbdad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101 110101010 1010101 01011101 1110100 1011001 0110100 10010101 01011101 100001010 0010101 10101010 11101010 010100101 1010101 1010111 1001101 1100101 010011100 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 589
  • Average number of words per stanza: 94
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 Wisdom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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