This is an analysis of the poem No One Is Left To Please You Like That that begins with:

It's too late to have explanations,
Bared and on the table....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbXX XXca debaX cdcddXbedb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011011010 111010 111111111101 11111101 111110 101001 111110100100 101 11110111 1010001 001101000010 1011001 10110010 000100 1011101011 1100110 00101001 1010010 11110101101 110010101 110101111 11 10101 0100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    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; you, it are repeated.

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

  • summary of No One Is Left To Please You Like That;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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