This is an analysis of the poem No One Else Needs To Know that begins with:

If it wasn't for measured time and kept distance,
Our minds would still not have differences......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcb AcAd dccdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 001011011110 1111111000 0101010011111 10111010 0010001 1111110 01101 1111110 1111101 11 010010111101 1011010101 100101011 110 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of No One Else Needs To Know;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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