This is an analysis of the poem Only In The Silence that begins with:

Keeping the mundane unchanged.
And with a justified existing stubbornness, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCcXdeXb FgfFEe EeeXXcECcc ABCCgFEefXffd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,10,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1000101 100101010100 1010 111110101 1010001010001 11010100100 00010001110 00111010001 10011101 0010001010101 1110111 01001001111 0010001010101 100001010 101010101001 01001010101010 10101010001010 0101010101011010 01010101011001 0100011100110 010011100 01001010101010 0100101001101 1100100111001 0100010101110010 1000101 100101010100 1010 0100101001101 1100100111001001 0010001010101 100001010 101010101001 1111001101 11101101 11110101 100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 314
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, that are repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase fears connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Only In The Silence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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