This is an analysis of the poem There Is No Question Of Devotion Given that begins with:

I resent those who believe,
My shoes are easy to wear....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXb bcdbd Xeffg abgfXddefc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1111001 111101 010110101 110110101 101000101 110101110110 111011001 110110111 0101001 0101010001 10011010 01010 1101 011101 111010011011 01011001010 0010101 1111001100100 11111101011 1111 10110001010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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; 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 No Question Of Devotion Given;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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