This is an analysis of the poem One Does Not Grow Without A Knowing Done that begins with:

I've been made to distrust.
To protect and not cuddle up....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcXdcc XXdXede ABcafa acXccfe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 00111101 10100101 10110 1101 11001 1110001 001100110100 1101 011001 11010100110 101 011101 1110101001 101001 00111101 00100011 1111101 10111110 01111 111110 0101101 1110001 110010101 0010111 111101010 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 190
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of One Does Not Grow Without A Knowing Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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