This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Exchanged that begins with:
Deep in that crotch...
Those eyes....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ab X cdabe X cbd fXdaX egb X bXcg fe X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,1,5,1,3,5,3,1,4,2,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1011 11 100 1100101 01100011 111101 1011 11 100 11001 11010 1101 10100101 10110 1111101 101 11111011 1101 0101 01010010 100 1111111 0011101 101 1111010 010111 0111010 100
- Amount of stanzas: 11
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 57
- Average number of words per stanza: 10
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Nothing Exchanged;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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