This is an analysis of the poem Needless To Say... that begins with:

Needless to say...
A way of life we wished conveyed, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abbb Xbcb dXd cAaee eaXaaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,3,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001 01011101 0110 101001 011100 011101 1111 0110001 10111011 1011101101 1 111110001111 1001 010100101 1001 0101011 1001011101 0101101101 1010011010 1111 100101 11010001001 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; we, to, left are repeated.

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

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

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

  • summary of Needless To Say...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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