This is an analysis of the poem When, Where And Done Effectively that begins with:

Once anyone begins to accept lies,
As their knowledge to obtain......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcdcc ABeca fcfbg Aadfbcb fhiij AedjhXgffcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,5,7,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1100010011 1110001 0110100101 1101100101 10 11101101100 1100010011 1110001 0101010001 110000101 010001101011 10100 101110001010 101110 1100010011 111011010110 1100010011 111000100101 0110101 1101010001 1110100101001 0101001010010 11100011010001 100110111 10100100110001 100010001000 11100101010100 010010110101001 1100010011 011000101001011 11010100010 11011010111 1111010001111 10010111 01101001101001 0110110011101100 111111101111 10011101001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (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, it, and are repeated.

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

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  • summary of When, Where And Done Effectively;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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