This is an analysis of the poem Words Of Hypocrisy that begins with:

I see with my eyes
But I am told...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAAD EFBFf gEBAhBfgg fafIiCA ABC AAD EFBF gEBAhBb gjagIiCA kbljXkl mamXjgim
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,9,7,3,3,4,7,8,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 1111 111101 11011 1011 100100 11110 110011 11110010 1110101 0101110101 1 10101000 01001 011011 1000101 001001 010101 010101 10110111 10011111 01 11011001 10111000 0011 1101 10110101 11011 1111 111101 11011 1011 100100 11110 110011 11110010 1110101 1 10101000 01001 011011 100010011 001001 10101 1011 10011 01 101 10111000 001001 1101 10110101 1100 00101010 1111101001 1010 10101100 111110 1001001 10110101001 01100100 101010111 1010101 10101 110011011 11111100101 1110110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 67
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; i, my, you are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Words Of Hypocrisy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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