This is an analysis of the poem Sold On Appearances that begins with:
The way things 'are' on the inside,
For those who live this life......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbcd eXfeff agXdga fXbeXcXfac
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,10,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011101001 111101 100110 00101 0011100 010111 1111101 000100110100 0101 010001101 00101 01101 11010011 11001101 111010 01111 1100101101 01010010001 11111111100 111111 010010 11110101100 101111011 11111010111 101001101 1011011110100
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 172
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; our is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word would is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Sold On Appearances;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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