This is an analysis of the poem Suspicious Are Those With Wicked Wishes that begins with:

There is nothing more disturbing,
Than someone observed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd ecXX ebXf dfXc dbgag e XaX ffbecX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,5,1,3,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 11101 10011100 1101010 1111 1010010 111010 11100010 1100110 11010001 10100100100 1010010101010 110001101 10110 110101011 1010010110 1010101000100010 1000100101 0010010101 10100 1011 0101101010 1 1100010101110 011101011001 11001101 1011110101001 01100010 11011111110 01100100100 1110001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • 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 Suspicious Are Those With Wicked Wishes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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