This is an analysis of the poem Coverups, Excuses Made And Deceit that begins with:

Coverups, excuses made and deceit.
If I am not mistaken, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdd eafedXXdbXddX XXb fcfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101101 0111010 1101 001001010 00101010 10101010 1111110 101100 001010011 110 10100110110 111001 010010100 111001010 0110010 11 01110 1101001 0101011100 1 1001 110101 101101010 1101010 1001101000 11011011001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

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  • summary of Coverups, Excuses Made And Deceit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
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