This is an analysis of the poem Far More Effective that begins with:

The lies and dirt
And hearing things untrue....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbdXaeDfdDaedeDefacfeccXdfaggfafX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 36,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111 110101 01010010 111010011 1010111101 10111 101100 00111 1011101101 01 011011001 10 01 1111 1101011 0101100 101111 01 111111010101 001010 100101010010 1111 01111011 11100101011 111011101010 10100101010 011111 10110100100 01001111 101000101010101 1110 11110110010 1101101011111010 1010101011 110111 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1126
  • Average number of words per stanza: 199
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Far More Effective;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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