This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Nibbled Is Permanent that begins with:

Live as if life is meant to give.
And......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbC bbb dXXefc bXfe XAbC ffecXdee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,4,4,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 1 111111100010 1100101101 1 100110101 110 110100101 1000100100101 1011010101001 101001100100 01011010 1 01000 111010 0010101101 1 11010101 1 111111100010 110 10101010011 1101011010010010 111 010 10100100 100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Nothing Nibbled Is Permanent;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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