This is an analysis of the poem Poetry Is A Kind Of Lying that begins with:

Poetry is a kind of lying,
necessarily. To profit the poet...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XabX aaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100001010 10100010010 1101100 11101101 11100001 010111101 10101010 0101011 1011101 11111 1010001 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 108
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he is repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Poetry Is A Kind Of Lying;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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