This is an analysis of the poem There Is An Advantage To Communicating that begins with:

No!
I am not attempting to hide from you....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabac bXdef eg X hIJg klgXdm afX ckgl X hIJ md hdeXk X ach X ggXX X cXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,2,1,4,6,3,4,1,3,2,5,1,3,1,4,1,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1110100101 11110101 11 111001 1111 101011 110110 101010 10001 10010110101 101 11111 1 1110101010 001010 111110100100 111110 101101011 10001 11 1101001010110 111100 111 1100 1 1111111010 111110 101011011010 101 11111 1 1110101010 001010 110110111 011010101100 1101 110110 01010110101 1 10011010100 11111 0111111 1111 1111111011 11111 011101 00011 11011 100010 110111100 0110 110101010 10010 11111 1011001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 19
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of There Is An Advantage To Communicating;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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