This is an analysis of the poem Fictionalized that begins with:

If you happen to be near to overhear,
Words heard said about anyone or anything......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcdXeXXb fg Xcghhhbefb ihiXhhebaf dXXi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,10,10,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100010101 111011001101 11010100001001 01111011101 111100010011 01101 11111001011 11001011110101 10110010101 011101 10101010 111100111101 100101101001110 110110 1010111001 11110101001000 0010101101 101100011110 10100010 1101001101 1011001010111010 10100100110 11101 10101010 10010101 10101110001 1101011011100 10100101001101 00011010 1010000110100 1001101100100 10110101010 11100001010101 011101 11111001011 010 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, have, and are repeated.

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

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

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