This is an analysis of the poem No One Hears Or Understands It that begins with:

I am sharing what I have.
I do not own it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAbcXXbbdX eAbeecae adacXdaXae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 11110 10010 1111010 0101010 0101001 1010 101 010001010 01011 111011101 11110 110110 1111001 1101 000111 111111010 0111 101100101 1110010 1101010 11010111 101110110 11010111 110001011 11100000100 1010001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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 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; i, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, so are repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase you connects the lines.

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

  • summary of No One Hears Or Understands It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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