This is an analysis of the poem The Good. The Bad. And, The Reality that begins with:

It is good,
To have open and honest dialogue....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabcdefbcf gggdgbhihieeafegXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000 0110110101 001 0010100 101 1000100001 101111 10100100 010101 1101001001 01011010 010010 010010100010 010010010 11110010 110 1101100 01001101 100100 1101001 1101110 110100 010111 110011101 001100010 1110111 1000101010 011100010 110101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 418
  • Average number of words per stanza: 71
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; it, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Good. The Bad. And, The Reality;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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