This is an analysis of the poem Honesty Has A Difficult Time Being Respected that begins with:

Liars always seem to have their supporters.
Praising them for past deeds and activities....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabcXdbabcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011010 10011110100 1110101 011010100 01100111 1101001010 11111101010 0100010100 10100101 0011101101100 11011101110100 110010100110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 501
  • Average number of words per stanza: 82
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; and is repeated.

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