This is an analysis of the poem Valued Hypocrisies that begins with:

Bigotry, intolerance and racism does exist.
And those among the self righteous, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXacXcc abbXaabb abbccc XXXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10001001110101 11010110 010101000 11101001 1010100011010 0100011101001 100010100101001 1111101001 01000010111 01001000100011100 10101010 01001101001 010001010100100 000100011 101000100 110100010101 1010000101101 11111010100 110100101111 0010000110100110001 1011110101010001 101101011101101 10 11111111010 10010010 1111 01011011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 293
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Valued Hypocrisies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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