This is an analysis of the poem None Will Admit They Knew that begins with:

It is useless,
With a tinge of foolish ignorance....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABCDBA c efbgg hffXffi AABCDBA hXheXeie XejXji
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,1,5,7,7,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0010 001010100 01011101 01010001 1010101 010110011 10000101 011 00100110 1100010 110000010 0011101 1010001 1110111 01001101101 1111001011 1001100 10111010110 1110010 1001011 0010 001010100 01011101 01010001 1010101 010110011 10000101 101101111 10101101 10011 1111110 1111011 1000110 01110101 11000010 11011 10011101010 01 0011101100 1001001 011011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

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

  • summary of None Will Admit They Knew;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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