This is an analysis of the poem You Hoaxed Me that begins with:

You've got me,
Trembling as if I am blind of sight....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abccbbb aXdc cAXce fdX dfdagXAcgce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,5,3,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1001011101 10101010111 10101 00101 01010011 0010010101 1111 101010010010 001 011110101101 11 111 101010001 10010110101101 01001010111001 1111010011 111111 010101 1110010100111 10111 001101 11001111 00100011011 111 10111110011 10101111 010100111 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 153
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of You Hoaxed Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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