This is an analysis of the poem The Thought Of Being Heard that begins with:

Should I spare you the agony,
Of believing there is a need for your response? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xababb acdcacbeff ebXggXhhhad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110100 001010011101 100 11111011 01111 10010101001 1 1101000101001 111000101 111111110 111101 101011011 01110111 1011010010110 111 0010101111 110 01010010100 1101010 111010111 10101001 1100111111 1111101 11110101 01010101 110100100100 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 292
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; my, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Thought Of Being Heard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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