This is an analysis of the poem No Emotional Investment Made that begins with:

No need to apologize.
You have left no integrity here....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCB ABDBe EaXXcXX EABCB ABDBX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,7,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1100101 111101001 1110101000101 110111011 1100101 111101001 1010111110 1110100101001 01011 010 01010101011101 1111001011101 110000101000101 0101110100 0100000 110011101111 010 1100101 111101001 1110101000101 110111011 1100101 111101001 1010111110 1110100101001 01011001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; no is repeated.

    The author used the same words no, it's 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 No Emotional Investment Made;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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