This is an analysis of the poem Leave It Not To Knock that begins with:

If one wants to know,
Who or what it is......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE FBGG FBGe bXgcceFBGe FBGG bEBEHI gBEBEHI ABCDEaBEbEHIhhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,4,10,4,6,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101 11100 101000011 1101101 110101 0101 11110 0101 1001100 0101 11110 00101 1 1110100 01011100 1 0101001 111111001 11 0101 11110 00101 11100101 0101 11110 0101 1001100 11101011101 1101 11101011101 1101 1000101 1110100001 1 101011101 1101 11101011101 1101 1000101 1110100001 01101 11100 101000011 1101101 110101 111 101011101 1101 11101011101 1101 1000101 1110100001 10001 1 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word don't is repeated.

    The author used the same words a, don't at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word occur at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Leave It Not To Knock;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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