This is an analysis of the poem Empty Pockets Not To Stop that begins with:

Never tell those discovered,
They are fools and idiots....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacacddc baXbXXcb XdXdcd XdccXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011010 1111100 01000101010 1111101 0100010 11100101 10100110 111000100 1110100 0100101010 10101010101 010110110100 1010100100 1000010001 01010110100 1000 010000101 011 01111101010 01111100101 0111010100 010001001 1010010111 001010101010 1 1010 1101010 01110 11111011 1011010101 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

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

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

  • summary of Empty Pockets Not To Stop;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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