This is an analysis of the poem The Blackest Lie that begins with:
Big bully Belgium,
Breathing blood and flame, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabacdcX edadebcb XXeXXbXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11010 10111 101010 00101 101010 10101 1110101 111010 110100 10101 1000100 110011 101110 10101 0011101 11101 100011 10101 101010 10101 100101 10101 1010101 10101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Blackest Lie;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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