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

As soon as it has been discovered,
Someone believed known......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXeXb fcdaefeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010010 11011 110111010 00010011 111100010100 010010011101 10100 01101001 1010110 1001000 00111110 010100001 101101 11010 01101010 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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 is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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