This is an analysis of the poem To Ruin A Unity that begins with:

It only takes one liar,
To ruin a unity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABaCB DDeFXghcagh ABaCB DDeFgghhhhi Dbigib DhXidh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,5,11,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101110 0100100 110 0100010 101101010 101 10011001 101 011111001 111101 0111 010101010101 011010111 10010011010 011011010 1101011 0101110 0100100 110 0100010 101101010 101 10011001 101 011111001 1111010111 00110101 110101 0110101001 011101001001 00100010100 101101001 101 11101010100 1110101010 1010101 111010001010 010100100 101 01010101 11110100 1111010001 11001001010110 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; as, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of To Ruin A Unity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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