This is an analysis of the poem To Masquerade With An Innocence that begins with:

Why is it,
Do people choose to degrade others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXbacacddXdd aX b X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,2,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 110100110 01011100 01100101 11010 0100000010001 010010101010010 001001010111 0011111101 100100010100100 11010101100 1000101110000010 1010011111010 1001011001011 10011100101 111100110100011 10101010001 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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.

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

  • summary of To Masquerade With An Innocence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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