This is an analysis of the poem A 'missed' Interpretation that begins with:

Lies to tell on anyone,
With intent done to ruin their lives......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXddeAeX bXafXegbebee Xag eAefgbddXae ebh ag hfXfcegXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,3,11,3,2,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100 001101011 10100101 10110000 11010011010 1011011100 0 001001010 0010011 11010010100 110111010 11010001 01001010 101110100 11010101 101110110 101011 01000010010 101101 01010010101 1000011 110101110 01 10101100010 001010101 0 001001010 11011101 101001011 101010101001 00101011101 110101100 01111100 0111110101 1100111101 1110011 10 0 010010101 10101010 101 01111101 01001111 11 0011000100 01001101011 0111 110001 0100 101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 221
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of A 'missed' Interpretation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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