This is an analysis of the poem The Greatest Of All Sins that begins with:

Lieing has never been considered,
To be the greatest of all sins....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXade dXfaXX bbagccbfda b hefffbgb bebXhfbahbff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,10,1,8,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11100010 00010011 1011011000 110101010 01010001 01001 010100100 1010111011 010111010100 110101000100 11101110 101010101 11111101001 101010101 1011011001 01000010111001 010101011101 0010001110001 11110101 111010001 10101101001010 01011 1110101010100 101000111010 101110111 11 101000110 01011101 1110101 00010000 10010001101010 01010101 11001010010 101110 1 111001 1 0101100101 01010010110 11010 010100100101 00111011 11001101 101010011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Greatest Of All Sins;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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