This is an analysis of the poem Not Foreign To Those Who Hear that begins with:
There was a time in my life,
When those coy and with faces of innocence......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XXaabc cXdbdeXac XbecXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1101011 11110100100 101100 010100010010 0101 1110001 1111 101111 111111 0100010001 111101 10010010100 0111101100 110011010 1110100001 00101 110100 111010100 1 01011 01100111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
- Average number of words per stanza: 35
- Amount of lines: 21
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Not Foreign To Those Who Hear;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of The Return
- Analysis of Is Everyone Ready For The Cuts?
- Analysis of This Has Been Your Convenience