This is an analysis of the poem Silence Becomes The Tragedy that begins with:

No word spoken,
Can change to affect......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc XcddX ebccc aebdXX FXdFbDd DdXabf FdbXFcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,5,6,7,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110 11001 11110010 111010101 010010010 0100101 110010111 011101 11100 0010010 11011 0011010011 001101 11110 10101011 1011101 0010100 0110011 110111101 10010100 11111 010111 10010100 11 10101 1010101 10101 10010100 101001 0101 00011 0010100 10010100 100100100 0100011 10010100 1110100101 1010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word silence 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 Silence Becomes The Tragedy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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