This is an analysis of the poem Let Our Knuckles Touch that begins with:

Let our knuckles touch.
In ball fisted softness....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABaXcdcXcbXdbbXABcb cX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 011010 11010101 1101 00011111010 110101 1111110011 111001 11111 10101011 0100110 111 1001100 111001 11100101 11101 011010 110111 010101 1101 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; our is repeated.

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

  • summary of Let Our Knuckles Touch;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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