This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Do Not Dance that begins with:

A crippled child
Said, “How shall I dance?”...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbA accA XbaA XXdA cXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101 11111 1111 11 100101 1111 1111 11 1101110 111111 1111001 11 111001 11101001 11111001 11 1010010 0101001 101011111 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Those Who Do Not Dance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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