This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Else Is Needed that begins with:

I need not know,
That you are blessed....

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: ABCBdeeea XbdX XXXeXXef bbX ABCB bfXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,8,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 1111 1111001 010110 11110 01110 1011010 010 111 1001001000 01001 10100 10100100 010001000010 10011 00100100 1101 110100100101 010100010001 10111 11100100010 011001 110001010010 0010111010001 1111 1111 1111001 010110 0001 101010 0101010 100100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • 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 Nothing Else Is Needed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar