This is an analysis of the poem Inside And Outside that begins with:

Inside,
A truth has been deceived....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAaBacdcAEAXAAc ADAEEE ADAEEE aAaBAEAXAAc AacAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,6,6,11,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01 011001 01 101010 01 010111 0101010 11010100 10011 111101001 111 1011000 111 0110101 1 01111 1100 01111 1101 110101 00 01111 1100 01111 1101 110101 00 01 011001 01 101010 10011 111101001 111 1011000 111 0110101 1 01111 01010101 1 01111 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word inside at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Inside And Outside;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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