This is an analysis of the poem Key To Its Survival that begins with:

It is best to know of an intelligence.
Than to insist upon its acknowledgement....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXbacddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010100 10010100100 101000100010 101111011001 011111000 11001010101 1100100 110010110101 100101 0010101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 396
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, those are repeated.

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

  • summary of Key To Its Survival;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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