This is an analysis of the poem Scoop that begins with:

You have been duped.
Hoodwinked, smokedscreened......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcde fgaXhcijgXbXeA dXaXXkX cXkla mffnhnjdcm iafXilX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,14,7,5,10,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 111000 10101010101 10101101 11111011 10100111001011 010101110101 011110101 111 1000101 011101 1 101110 1 1 11 111001010 0101010 101 1101 110111010001 1010111 1011101 110100101010010 11101001 10001010111110 10 011 0100111 01010 111100101010010 1010101 1101001 01111 111111 1100111 0111010 01010101 100101101 10 11101101 01011111 110011100100 11100101 1110 101101 1100 0100110010 0101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • 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 are repeated.

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

  • summary of Scoop;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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