This is an analysis of the poem Lieing Would Not Be To Your Benefit that begins with:

No one has the right to lie.
'My wholesome innocent consciousness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bbc Xdbadeafecfg ahX c dfccdfafeifej dbjklfleagfffea dkXXcehflc cacaX i XdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,12,3,1,13,15,10,5,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 110100100 1000100 001000101 111100 101010101001010 1111111 010111 10110100010010 1 0001 10101010 001100110101 01000111010111 11 110101 1110101 110 111100 1010 111 11 11011001 11111 001111 101000111 1110101 11110 111101 11 111001100 111 100101100001 011 10111 111 11111 111101110 110010 1 1110111001011 101 01011 11100 1110101 111111 1 11111001 11111011010 11101 101100100 1011100100 11100 00101001011 010 1111011 10101 1101010111010 11 111001001 101110 1110011 0001010010111 11 101 101010 10111 111010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 68
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you, and are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Lieing Would Not Be To Your Benefit;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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