This is an analysis of the poem The Ridiculousness Of Truth that begins with:

So ridiculous has truth today become,
Some are seen in public praying......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXab cXcaXdaaeXebaeXXaddaXddedbcae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,29,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100110101 11101010 001010 111100 111001 110110 1111 10010 11010100 0010001 001001001 001110101 0101 1101 0111010 101010 10110 110100 010100101 10010 111001001 0011010 10100100 11010001 101 1110001 100101010 11101110 1101100 01010101 00100101 11010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 298
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Ridiculousness Of Truth;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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