This is an analysis of the poem No Heart Wishes To Bleed that begins with:

Driven crazed!
By possessions, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABB BXC ADC aDC XababXca ABB BXC ADC aDC XABB XBXC XADC XaDC XA aBB bXC aDC aDC XABBAXCADCADCXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,8,3,3,3,3,4,4,4,4,2,3,3,3,3,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1010 10111010 001 1100 110111 11 101 01111001 01 101 110110101 1101 101101 1101 1011101 1101 1000101 1101 10101 101 1010 10111010 001 1100 110111 11 101 01111001 01 101 110110101 11010 101 1010 10111010 101101 001 1100 110111 1110 11 101 01111001 1011101 01 101 110110101 11100 01 1101 1010 10111010 1001 1100 110111 1111 101 01111001 101 101 110110101 11100 01 1010 10111010 01 1100 110111 01 101 01111001 01 101 110110101 11100 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 85
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 77
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of No Heart Wishes To Bleed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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