This is an analysis of the poem Avoiding The Truth that begins with:

Those possessing obsessive egos,
Have begun to pollute climates......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcc XbXd Xdeb ffbd gabef Xbfgf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101001010 11000110 101001 1001100101 1101101001 111100101 00010000100 1101000101 0010101001 0100101001 101110101 010010100110 011001010101 01001110 100010010 10101001101 01100101001 110111 0100101001 100010 001100101000 110110 10010111 01001100110 01010010 11001010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    The author used the same word without at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Avoiding The Truth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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