This is an analysis of the poem Each One Needs A Title that begins with:

Each one needs a title.
It's not enough to call them by their first names....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcXXbXX AcXdXcXd AXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 01010101111 110101 011011 1111001 1110011101 11001111111 11110010110 111010 10110101 1110110 1101011 11010 11111 1010110 111001101 111010 11101001 1101 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word each 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 Each One Needs A Title;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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