This is an analysis of the poem With A Minimal Of Effort To Convince that begins with:

Isn't it easier to accuse another,
With the finding of excuses done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXbXb aXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 000100001010 001000101 1111100101 1000110 0101000101 110011110000 11100011101 0001000011001110 0010100101101010 11001111100100 11111 11110001101 01110001 0010001000111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 283
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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, we are repeated.

    The author used the same word isn't at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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  • summary of With A Minimal Of Effort To Convince;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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