This is an analysis of the poem Teflon, Botox, Faked Smiles And Debates that begins with:

These debates between candidates,
Running for elective office to be voted in......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac cadd aXXe XX XbafdX ecdfc X a adXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,6,5,1,1,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10101100 1010101000100 01110110101001 11 1001010010100 0101101001 11100101 001101110101 10101111101 010110010 11011110110101 1000101011 1101001 110101 1 110101010010010 00100101001001 1010010010101 00110101 0110011110100 1111011010001 01001110100101 1111010001101 00101010 1110110101 1101001110100 10101101 101111111 1011000 01010101010 0111101011 101100011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of Teflon, Botox, Faked Smiles And Debates;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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