This is an analysis of the poem Feeding Nonsense that begins with:

I have grown less silent.
With so much that can be said....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAXcXdccb ADAEACADAEAC DADBDFAXDADBDFA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,12,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110 0111101 111110 010111 0111 11010 011 0111 110011010 1010001 111110 111010100 111110 111100111 111110 011011111 111110 111010100 111110 111100111 111110 011011111 1010 001 1010 001 1010 0010 1011101 1010 001 1010 001 1010 0010 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 219
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same words i, feeding at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word deceit at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Feeding Nonsense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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