This is an analysis of the poem Nutless that begins with:

When a fool of faded relevance,
Makes offensive comments......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXac ccXaXb dddXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010100 101010 11010100 0010 101000100 0101011101 1010001001 11010001001 1010001 01000111 011011 010010110 10100101000 10101110010 010001011010 11001001 11010010100100 1000101 100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word he 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 Nutless;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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