This is an analysis of the poem It Is No Accident that begins with:

She said what she meant.
And it is no accident, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaXcadcbdXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11111 1001100 110100100 010101 1101 1101 01001 1010110 0100001 0011100 10111110 0101110100 1111110 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 363
  • Average number of words per stanza: 59
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; she is repeated.

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

  • summary of It Is No Accident;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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