This is an analysis of the poem Encouraged To Lie that begins with:

Making it all up,
As they go along....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababcc XcdXe XXcce XaccXdXebcb dcffa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,11,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011 11101 11011 11010 010100010 1000100110 10010011 111000 100101000 011010101110 01011 101000000111 11011 1110010 101100010001 1111010101 1101111000001 1001001010101000 010010001111 00100110 101111101 1010001011001 01011101 00101 110100010 11110001 0100010100100 1101001101001 10111010001010 111111 1001001 1011111101 011101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; their is repeated.

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

  • summary of Encouraged To Lie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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