This is an analysis of the poem I Don'T Know Of One that begins with:

There's not too many people bleeding,
With it wanted done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABaBCB dBdBXBdBCEXABaBCBCE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101010 00101 111101010 00101 11 11101 10111100 11101 10011100 11101 1011101 11101 1010101 11101 11 00101 111101010 00101 1111101010 00101 11 11101 11 00101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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 punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of I Don'T Know Of One;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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