This is an analysis of the poem Crowded With Lies that begins with:

Why are some stunned by truth?
It is not something taught, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DAd befeXb ABC DAD gXbdb eggXX ABC DaD ddf eeb Xeg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,3,3,5,5,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111111 001101 110100 10110101 101111 0011001 001011 10100100 01111110100 1101110100 1101100 0011100111001 111111 001101 110100 10110101 101111 00101011001 1111010 1111 01111 1100010 10111101001 11011101010 1111101011 1010 0111 010101100 111111 001101 110100 10110101 1101111 00101011001 10100011 0011010100 1111010100 1001010000110 11010100 01000011001010 101011101 01110100 10100101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, and are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines lies is repeated).

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

  • summary of Crowded With Lies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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