This is an analysis of the poem These Are Not Cynicisms At All that begins with:

Those who have clouded minds,
Seem to have been punished......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXabc aXcdb dabXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 101010 111111 11110 010011 10011101010 01000101 1111010010 11100111110 1010001000010010 111110011 101110111001 111000101 010010000100100010100 1000110110 1110010110000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 215
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; have is repeated.

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

  • summary of These Are Not Cynicisms At All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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