This is an analysis of the poem Charity Thou Art A Lie that begins with:

Charity thou art a lie,
A toy of women, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101 01010 0100101 0010010 1010010 1100 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

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