This is an analysis of the poem People Everywhere Are Pulling Hair that begins with:

Politicians have to end,
Their same old lies again....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAAABCAb dadbbXab EBaBDbAb ABAAABCAbXEBaBDbAb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,8,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 111101 11011101 11010001 0010101 1010101 111001101 111001 01 11010101 01110101 101010100 010101 01 00100110 001 01 101011101 1101 1 101001 010101 01 0010001 01 1010101 111101 11011101 11010001 0010101 1010101 111001101 111001 01 101011101 1101 1 101001 010101 01 0010001 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of People Everywhere Are Pulling Hair;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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