This is an analysis of the poem No One To Blame that begins with:

They are going to win back,
Their redundancy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabX bccX accXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110011 10100 10101010 101 110101 1110 111001 110101101 10101010100 1110001 10101010101 1101010011101 1110011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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