This is an analysis of the poem No Dots Do They Connect that begins with:

Why is it,
That the very same people......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXbcdXeXcfcbXXfffeXf adeadcXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 22,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 1010110 1101100 001001101 1010110 11011 0100101 0101000100 011 11100101 11101 10101 111011 1100110001010 110110010 01101 11111001 11010010001 11010101 0101111 11001101 111111 111101 1 1101010110 1 1 101011 1010111101 1001000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 423
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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 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; to, or are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of No Dots Do They Connect;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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