This is an analysis of the poem Not From Notes To Review that begins with:

You've got to bring your 'A' game.
With 'B'' through to 'Z'....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXa Xbc cdeXbadX aadeeFg eccgXfXcF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,8,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101111 01101 01100101 1111 1010011 0101000110 01110010 1110 110101 01100101 01010001 11111000110 101011 01100100100 11 101111001 011010111 1101001 01001101 101011 1001110010 01001111 10001001 00100101 110 00001011101 010000100101 101 101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 146
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Not From Notes To Review;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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