This is an analysis of the poem No One Around Notices that begins with:

An opened mouth,
Running with nothing learned coming out....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaBcdbbb dXbXcefef XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 100101101 00011 100101101 1101101 1 1001001010 1100011 110 1 10110100100 101100010 101010 01000101 1011 10111 11101100 1010010 1010101011 010001011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; year is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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