This is an analysis of the poem Side Affects that begins with:
It is amaziing how one lie lived,
Can become the basis......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbXX accd cbcaeefd XaaXXfX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,8,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 001001111 101010 0011010 10010 11100110010 01101 100001 110110 00100100 01111010101 1101100 00101101101 0010 110100100100010 0011100 0110101 01000 0 1001010001101 110 11110011100 11111 0101101 101010100
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 24
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Side Affects;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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