This is an analysis of the poem Still No Insight Comes that begins with:

...and you say you live with no perceptions?
Everyday....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAaCXC deda eaXaea XXXX AbAXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,6,4,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101010 101 1101111111 010101111101001 01 11101 01 010 10100001010011 0010010 101101000101001010 10101101110 001011110010 10101010 1011010101 110101110000010 1011101001001010 110 111011 1110101101010 11111100101 1111101010 101 1101111111 01001 1011010100011 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; you, and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Still No Insight Comes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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