This is an analysis of the poem Before Any Empathy Is Assigned that begins with:
Those guilty seem to always display,
Their hypocrisy....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABX ABXcdX XXXebebc ceXcdc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,8,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 110101101 10100 1011 110101101 10100 010100101010 000001010100 010101010 100111010101011 10100100 1 0100010010001 111001001 0100111100 101100 01010110100 0110100001 1 01 0101001 010110111 0010010101001011 100110010
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 184
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 23
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Before Any Empathy Is Assigned;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
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