This is an analysis of the poem Decoyed Info that begins with:

Having obtained a privacy one loves,
Becomes protected as if one is guarding treasures......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aab XXbXc cXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010011 0101010101010 111 01011110101001 001 101110100 100111010 0110010011 01000110101 010001 101111 0101101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; one is repeated.

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

  • summary of Decoyed Info;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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