This is an analysis of the poem The Peeping. Stalking. And The Lawlessness Of It All that begins with:

What more can be added,
To a lack of truth fading......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc XddefdcXcaeceX dbbX XdXeafcceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,14,4,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 0010110 001010 100 101100 10101001 1101010010 10100100 011 1010100 010000100 0010101 011101010 10101010 001 001010100 10100010 11 101010 010 10100001 111 010110101 1 1001100 100101010 1101101 111010010 111 110110 110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of The Peeping. Stalking. And The Lawlessness Of It All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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