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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