This is an analysis of the poem To Who's Benefit Is It that begins with:
Lies lived,
Throughout decades and generations......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcX dbXaaa bcdXXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,6,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11 010111010 0010111010 111011 01 1001011110101 010 11000101011 01011101 001001011 111100101110 10101100101 10110000 001111011100 111101110 10010010110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
- Average number of words per stanza: 33
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Who's Benefit Is It;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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