This is an analysis of the poem To Be Seen As Bigger Fools Viewed that begins with:

For some,
Being honest is a choice they make....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX XXaaXab XaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11 101000111 1101001101 01 11111 10101 100110 0010010010 011001001 0010001 00111011 110000101 0100101 010010 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    The author used the same word and 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 To Be Seen As Bigger Fools Viewed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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