This is an analysis of the poem No Benefit That Hides that begins with:

You and I,
Should stop to see......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: AABC AaXX ADEF XGC XHC AABC ADEF XGCHC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,3,3,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 1101 1101 111010100 111 1110 0101101 110100111 111 1111 000100 1101 111011000 01100 1101001 1100100 1111 11010111 111 1101 1101 111010100 111 1111 000100 1101 111011000 01100 1101001 1111 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 91
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of No Benefit That Hides;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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