This is an analysis of the poem T'aint Nobody Here that begins with:

T'aint nobody here,
Blessed with eyes, ears and mouth......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcbcbbXcd caX eefbf X dXX X gXagg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,3,5,1,3,1,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 101111 001101000001 1 11010001101 0110101 0111010010010 111010001010 11111 10101011 1111011 11110111 11001001001 110100100 111100101 1010110001 1110010 11110010 101100110100 11011011 0111011 1111011011 11101101011 11111011001 110010 11100100110 110101001 110110110100 1111110111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, me are repeated.

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

  • summary of T'aint Nobody Here;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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