This is an analysis of the poem Not Trying To Express Themselves To Others To Impress that begins with:

Making attempts to reveal evidence that makes sense,
To someone convinced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXcX dXbcbae bbaXdde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001100111 01101 11000110101001 1111001 110001111 10100001 10101101010 0100 011000100110 11001101001001 1101110010001 11110010010101010 111000101010001 11011001001010 11100010100010 0101 11100100 01011101100 101000 11001010000 00101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Trying To Express Themselves To Others To Impress;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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