This is an analysis of the poem Deceptions Sold To Sell(Buyer's Remorse) that begins with:

The first time I had ever seen,
Two people I 'assumed' were white....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeb eacfXgXbXdcb beffeg hfXceffeXfigXbXca hejXci XXeeejXefc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,12,6,17,6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111101 110110001 110010101 1001001 01010010 1010010 1101110110 11101010 11010 1110010 11110 11010010100 0110110 00110100 11 11110101 001110101 101 1010110001 010000100 1101001 111001 00100111 0010010100 11 1101 101011000 111111 001100010 0010110010 10111 11010100 110001 11 101010 100100 1001001100 10100111 01101000101 11001 0100110 101 11101101 101 1111001 010010010 0010101 11 1111111 10101001 11001 0101 111101001 1011100 010101 101001010 01010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Deceptions Sold To Sell(Buyer's Remorse);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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