This is an analysis of the poem With Wishes To Provoke And Defame that begins with:

A history kept that has been embellished,
And exaggerated when told......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXdd cec X XeabaX fffgXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,1,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001110010 10101011 0100010001000100 111101001 101101000 00101001110 010 101011010100 11111001101 0100100 11101111001 1111010 11000100 010101110100 10111 1101100 0100100100 1110100011101 11010001101 100011101111 0111 10101100111101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of With Wishes To Provoke And Defame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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