This is an analysis of the poem No Connection that begins with:

If you can identify something you do
As natural as the air you breathe......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabacXadaaXXXcXecabdbabXXbXea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101011011 110010111 011 0110001 010111 0101001 101000 001 10110110 10111 1001101 001101 00101 01 10101 1011 01 1111 111011 10111 101 110111 11 111010 110011000 11011 00111010 10101101 1101001 1100100101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 741
  • Average number of words per stanza: 133
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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