This is an analysis of the poem Nobody Knows that begins with:

Nobody knows.
To suppose or propose, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABAXcaca AaXdeXcdf AABAagdgcXbfae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 001101 1001 000111 1001010 001010101 111000 1000101 111110111 1111 001001101 111001011 101010 1111 00100010101001 110101101 010101101001 10110101 1111 001101 1001 000111 010111 00101001 10111101 101111001 01 111011 01000010001 01011 10010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 222
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word nobody is repeated.

    The author used the same word nobody at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Nobody Knows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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