This is an analysis of the poem Never Let Go that begins with:

No one knows what will be done,
Before it comes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCAD EAEAFC EAEAFC BgfggH EAEAFCH ABCADA BAFCH EAEaA EdEXedE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,6,7,6,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 0101 1110101 01010 011001 1011 1101010 1011 0110010 110111 111111 1011 1101010 1011 0110010 110111 111111 010101010111 11010101 1 11111011101 1010011111 10011011 1011 1101010 1011 0110010 110111 111111 10011011 1111001 0101 1110101 01010 011001 11110101 010101010111 11110101 110111 111111 10011011 1011 1101010 1011 1101010 11110101 1011 110001 1011 111011 111101 1011
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The author used the same word never 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 go is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same words up, end, go 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 Never Let Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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