This is an analysis of the poem You Will 'Never' Be A Good Liar that begins with:

I admit...
I use to wish to have capabilities to lie, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacbXddeeX XX b XX X XX X X baaae XXabc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,1,2,1,2,1,1,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1101011010001 110100 11111110 01011100 01001001 1110100101 1110001101 011010 0101010 11010100 1 10010011 111001 1 0111 01101010 1 011011 1 1111101 110110101 011011001 111010 1 1010111 10100001 011 0111111 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 64
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, about are repeated.

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

  • summary of You Will 'Never' Be A Good Liar;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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