This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Around Them Makes Any Sense that begins with:

Just because you wish,
To get your anguish off your chest......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDB EFFB XbXXc ABCCDBXEFFB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111 01110111 11101 101110100 0110010 1010001 01111 010100101 110100101101 110110001101 111101 11011101 11101100010 11001011 100101 10111 01110111 11101 101110100 0110010 1010001 01111 010100101 110100101101 110110001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; you is repeated.

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

  • summary of Nothing Around Them Makes Any Sense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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