This is an analysis of the poem Such Myths Aren'T So Easy To Shatter that begins with:

Foolish are those who believe they can exist,
As being just pieces of a whole......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcade fggXd fdafddcfXb aaeXXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,10,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111011101 110110001 1100111010 01000000111 10101100 01101010 010001001010 111010 11111010 11111 0011010 0101101001 100101010 111 100100011 01011010011 00101 1110110010 1101001001 111 111 10001101 101 11101 00010001010 1100100 101001 011110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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; or is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase this connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Such Myths Aren'T So Easy To Shatter;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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