This is an analysis of the poem No Need To Answer that begins with:

If you have not walked in my shoes...
Cried with my eyes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabXXcXdaceAfbedXaXXeXbcaXeaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111011 1011 10101 11010 11110101 1111001 11110101110 111 1111101100 1110111101 011 01111011 0101001 010110010 1011111 1110110011 101101 101011 010010001011 111111 1111 11010 010 11101 011100101 1010011 1110 110101101000 11110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 850
  • Average number of words per stanza: 155
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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