This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Habitually Lie that begins with:

Those who habitually lie,
Will try their best to decieve others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcdeXXf AFDb bXceeeXfXAFDb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010001 011101010 00100001 1011010101 0101000 0100010 100110100 10110100011101 11010001 10100101 0010100101001 110001010111 110101001 0100100101011001 001011010100 001011101001001 10101001001 100110101 0010010010000 110011010 11010001 10100101 0010100101001 110001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

    The author used the same word those at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Those Who Habitually Lie;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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