This is an analysis of the poem No Matter What Is Said that begins with:

It must be awful to feel betrayed,
Or......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbaCA AbaCA AADC AADC AbaCAeAbaCAe CAAF CAAF AADCcgCA CCDGCA CCDGCAXCCDGCA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,4,4,12,4,4,8,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100101 1 101010 0100100 1101 010100101 1 101010 0100100 1101 010100101010 1111110 1111001 1010011 010100101010 1111110 1111001 1010011 010100101 1 101010 0100100 1101 1 010100101 1 101010 0100100 1101 1 101010011 010001 101011101 110111 101010011 010001 101011101 110111 010100101010 1111110 1111001 1010011 11010011 1 101 01 0101001111 0100101 110101 11 101 01 0101001111 0100101 110101 11 101 01 0101001111 0100101 110101 11 101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Matter What Is Said;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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