This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Left To Auction that begins with:

Those who hated,
Now find themselves to be naked....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabb ACadbXb addACAA EX AAAC EX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,7,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 11010010 1 0101 011101101 1010111 111101 1110 1110110 111101 1101 010001 11110 0101110 10101 1010111 111101 101110 01010110 1111 1101010 101110 01010110 1010111 111101 1111 1101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Left To Auction;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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