This is an analysis of the poem Tricks And Traitors that begins with:

They perceive their self defeating outlooks,
As being envied....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXXbaXcXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101011 11010 101110 00100 0010110100 11010 0111101 111110111 111111 01111100 101011001 1111110101 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 421
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; their, as are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, and are repeated.

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  • summary of Tricks And Traitors;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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