This is an analysis of the poem Determined To Tell Lies that begins with:
Determined to tell lies
People are able only to tell the truth -...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXb Cad dbX CbX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010011 10110100101 110 11 101111 10101 110110111 110 1111 11 1101010 11101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
- Average number of words per stanza: 12
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
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- summary of Determined To Tell Lies;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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