This is an analysis of the poem In The Picture, Near It Or Close To The Frame that begins with:

No matter what is said,
To another with words believed understood......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcadd XbadcXa eaX ab XX XeX abXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,2,2,3,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 00100101101 1000001010 10010111 11100101 0101001110100 110111010001100 1010100010001101 01000100101011 101010 11101000110101 11001010011 1011 1001101010001010 111101 11111 111011011100 1011111 111011001010 11010 111111011 11111001111 101 00101011001 11111 1111001 01000100 1111110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of In The Picture, Near It Or Close To The Frame;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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