This is an analysis of the poem Leave Nonsense Alone that begins with:

Your wanting may be fact.
But you must accept the fact that, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbaacXdadXcebXdaa cAcDE acabbaaXcAcDE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 11101011 1011 0101 111010111 1001 11100101 1101011 0001000101 101110 1 00101000 0011101011 0101001110 001 1011101 11001010101 10 11100010001 10010001 101 1111010 1101 11100 1111001 0010001 1011110 1101 1010010 0100101011 1101000101010 0101010010 11010001 1111010 1010001 11100 1111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to, you, of are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Leave Nonsense Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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