This is an analysis of the poem It Would Not Exist! that begins with:

Who put that there?
'They did.'...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X X X X X X aX b c ddbb cXeae Xbfbf X XbXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,1,1,4,5,5,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11 11 1 01 1110010 1111010 11101 0011 11111100 110110 1111100101 1001010100 0101100 01101 110010111010 10111000101 1101101 111101101 11011101101 1111011 110100100 111101 111011 0111 11011101 111100011 1110010 1111 11010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 56
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.

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

  • summary of It Would Not Exist!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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