This is an analysis of the poem Tied To Lies Twisted that begins with:

So pointless it is,
For those recovering from disappointment....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXaa aXbbXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11000 11010001010 0010010010110 001001110100 1110100010 011101 10110111010 111101011 001011000111 11010110 1010000 01011110110 101101 110001001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 265
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Tied To Lies Twisted;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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