This is an analysis of the poem No Other Way To Escape that begins with:

I made my peace,
With that beast I hid! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcdebbbXfcbfXbfdXeaBXXbbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 01111 1111011 111 110010 10110 1101010 011111 11101010 10101 111011011 0111 11101 110010 010001 01001 101001 101111 0010101 111 01111 110 111101001 1110 1111101 11010 111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 626
  • Average number of words per stanza: 120
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of No Other Way To Escape;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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