This is an analysis of the poem Nothing We Say Or Do Goes Unheard that begins with:

Pray to ask for clarity to come.
Be thankful in your doing of this, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD dXeb fXegd ABCDfd Xg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,6,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101110001 010011000 11011111 1010001 0100011100 1101010101 00101110 11100101 1111001 01010110 110111100 010110010 101001010 101110001 010011000 11011111 1010001 1010010000010 01001010010 1 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word pray at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Nothing We Say Or Do Goes Unheard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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