This is an analysis of the poem Denying What They See Is Themselves that begins with:

Jealousy, envy.
And a lack of self-worth with identity, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdX bXXccd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 10101100100 101100111 0010111 11101 010110100010101 110001001001100 0010010011100 11010101101 1110010101 1100011010100 11010111001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Denying What They See Is Themselves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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