This is an analysis of the poem A Hypocrite That Contradicts that begins with:

Contradictions.
'What about them? '...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X XXbXbX XX c XXbbdX a ebcXeaX cd baX f bbXdfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,6,2,1,6,1,7,2,3,1,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 10101 100010 001001000 11101101 1000101001011 0011001 1101001100 1 110 11 1000101010001 1010100101011 111100100101 1101001 11110010 10101000101110 1011110101 110010 01101011001 11110110101 110100 11111010111 0110100101 110011000101 111011 11010011101010 111111101 1110110101 01111110001100 110011 10101011101 11110101001 111 111011010 1110010101 111001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

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  • summary of A Hypocrite That Contradicts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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