This is an analysis of the poem They Don'T Know Me that begins with:

Refusing to listen,
But skilled in opposition......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaaccdbXd XX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,2,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 010010 1101010 01101 11101010 1111001010 1001101100010 101000101011 1110010001000 110010 101101100 011010 1011010 11010011100 0111 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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 They Don'T Know Me;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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