This is an analysis of the poem In It And Not Of It that begins with:

Being in it and not of it,
Can still nibble away at one's gut....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa aXaXXb Xbcadc edddceX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001100 111001111 101011100 1011100 1 1100101010 101011 1101101 11100100100 11101111 011010 11100100 10010101 0111001 101011 111001 0100010010 100101010 00101000101 001010100 010101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • 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; it, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word being 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 In It And Not Of It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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