This is an analysis of the poem When Truth Was Invited To Enter Into Our Lives that begins with:

Deceit, deception, treason!
When have these factors not been used, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbd beXab Xbd fcefX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101010 11110101 00101010 110011110100 11000010 0101001001 01100 101 1110 101110111101 11100010000 01010100111 110010010000100 111010001010 1110100100011 10 1 10101011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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