This is an analysis of the poem Like No Other That Identifies that begins with:

He is not attacked because he is right.
He is attacked because he dares to be right....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bca ccXdd XcceXa XbeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,3,5,6,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101101 10010111001 11001110101 1111011010100 00100100010101 1100101000 010101100 0011010 110011010 10101100110 1111100111 01111 1101011 101010001 11001010 11011000111 11110101 10111010101 0010110 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 145
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; he, to are repeated.

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

    The author used the same words he, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines right is repeated).

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

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

  • summary of Like No Other That Identifies;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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