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

This is the deal:
You will either be trapped in madness......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcdeXfg hdbgffd XccfaghX ffXfbff cfecec effgg Xbcgeccbbbbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,8,7,6,5,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0001 101001010 110001001100 00110 11001000 0010011 01010 1011011010 01100110100 10111010110101 110100101100 101110111110 10110001 11010110011 001 01000 101 111100001 1100010010 1001 101011011110 1101010010 01010100 010100101 1100010101 10111101101 110100101 1101001 111101 01000110101 1010010111111 1101 11101101001 111011001 00101011001 001111 1101 0110110 01000101001 0101100010 111101001 0100010100 11011000 10111000100 111110 110100101 1111010 1110111010 10110101010 1001 01101010010 1001 1010010100 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 54
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; your, not, themselves are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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