This is an analysis of the poem Racists Can'T Hide that begins with:

The only ones denying,
Racism exists......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaaa XcadbbXXX dbXed dbcbcecXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 11001 1101100100 110001 1111101010 010 11001101 101000010011 110101 1011110101 11000100010 01010 111010 111010011000 100 10011 1111101 1001100001 0110011101 0010101 0100010 01010111 101001 11011 0101 011 110100101 0110111 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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; as, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Racists Can'T Hide;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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