This is an analysis of the poem None At All To Display that begins with:

Why should I pay you any attention at all?
Where are your degrees and certificates, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaX bcadX Xc XccXda XXbdbbXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,2,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111001011 1110110100 1101110110 111111001 110110 0011010 110101 1110101000 1111111000 0100 111001011 01110001011010 10111010111 011101001010 1001001101 110011 1 011010001 110010111101 1001101011 111111 01 11111 111011110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of None At All To Display;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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