This is an analysis of the poem If People Can Not See that begins with:

There is nothing,
Anyone can say or do......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXXcad AXXXXecc efecdXbdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010 1001111 11010100 10010010101 10001 1101101 00101010 1010 1001101 101001 001001 01010100010 010111 111001 001011 1101000101 101011 00100101 100111 0101111 01100100 1111101001 100100001 01011000101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 author used the same word there 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 If People Can Not See;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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