This is an analysis of the poem That's Evil that begins with:

Living one's life,
On incredible big lies to tell......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababcd bXcbefX XgXdX ehXg X ffhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,5,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 101001101 010001011001 011010010111 00101101001 00100100101 01100010 111011 10100001011 100100011 101010100100 10100101000 01101 00101100 1111111 11001 1010010 11111110 1011011 111010 1010100111001 0101 01101111110 110 11 10100111101 00100100 0110101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of That's Evil;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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