This is an analysis of the poem Easily Bamboozled that begins with:

Who knows 'who' is telling 'who' the truth these days?
Lieing is as common as ordering fish and chips....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdeXfdaXbeafcebaXdafeghhXebeeheX XbfacXgeXaXffcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 35,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101010111 101101100111 010101011 1 1010010011101 001010101 110111 010011001 110111101 101111100010 1101 11010100101 01 01010111 00110110010101 11001010 01110110101 0101010 1101010 110010 11 1111110 11110001010 0100110100010 11110100 1 111011001100 100100 1101010011 10110101010 0010101101 010110110 011110010 11101110 1111 110101 001011010 1111110101001 100101 1 10101011 101010 11101011010010 1001011011111 100101001010001 101010 00110101111 0100101100101 1010010111 11100000
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 903
  • Average number of words per stanza: 159
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Easily Bamboozled;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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