This is an analysis of the poem Innuendo, Gossip 'And' Lies! that begins with:

Isn't it easy for you to sit and criticize?
With nothing you do to be held accountable to....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAAAA DX EA XX AaaXX eeA DX EA X ABCAAA eX XEA DX EA affaa XeX EA X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,2,2,5,3,2,2,1,6,2,3,2,2,5,3,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001011011101 0101100101000 01010100 10011101111 111111010110 1111100101101 000101011 11 001010111 11 00101011 1 1101 0001011011101 0111010011100 11111110110 110111 11010111 11111 01010010101 000101011 11 001010111 11 00101011 11 0001011011101 0101100101000 01010100 10011101111 111111010110 1111100101101 110 11 1 11 00101011 11 001010111 11 00101011 101111101101 1100 0100 010101 1011100101101 1 1011010 001010111 11 00101011 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 82
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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, you, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words with, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Innuendo, Gossip 'And' Lies!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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