This is an analysis of the poem (the) Bigger Lie that begins with:

Which liars deny,
They did or did not tell......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABACDECFC cXcee cfccc gfeXe ABACDECFC cXXeggd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,5,5,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001 101011 0101 1010101 0101101 10111 1101 1101010 1101 001010010 10110 110100101 110010 1101 0100100111101 11100100 1110001010 11101 01 0010010101001 1101010100 11001010010 011100111 111101 11001 101011 0101 1010101 0101101 10111 1101 1101010 1101 1010001101011 1101010 0111001 10101011111100 11100101010100 1101000 10101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; of is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of (the) Bigger Lie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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