This is an analysis of the poem Being Cynical that begins with:

Anyone who strategically can keep,
From being pulled into an emotional Abyss these days......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd eeX cX XX F cdbgXX eFX geeXgXXegcX e chfX ea hggX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,2,2,1,6,3,11,1,4,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010011 010100101000111 1011 010101110 1010111 11011 1011 1101 01010000 1101111 111101 010100 10110101 01001 101111 11001011 010011110 110000 101 010100 010 11 111100100 1101 00010010 11010101 110 11101 011101 101100111 1101110 111 1100100111 1011001 001101 11010111 101101 010 0101101 1010101 100101 111001 01100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

  • summary of Being Cynical;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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