This is an analysis of the poem The Words Of Error that begins with:

Three errors there are, that forever are found
On the lips of the good, on the lips of the best;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff gfgfhh bibijj khkhee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011101011 101000101001 11011011011 11001011001 01001001001 001011111101 11111011001 101100011001 101100111001 101011101001 11001111011 01111011101 11111011001 101001001001 101001001101 11001011001 11001001001 101001110001 11111101001 01001001001 01001011111 11111001101 111001001001 01011101001 11011001011 110001001001 101101001101 101001011101 101101101101 101101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.

    The author used the same word so at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of The Words Of Error;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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