This is an analysis of the poem To Give Service With A Knowledge that begins with:

Not at all am I impressed,
By those focused upon one vision interpreted......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdda acdaac aXbbc bXdXbXbb XccX ECFB ECFBXECFB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,8,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 1110011100100 101010001 001001101001010 10100001010001 01100100101 1 1101010100 010100110010 111011010111 00100111101 01011110111 101110111001 11000 0111111010 10001010110110 1010 1110101 10101110011 111010101011 1001010101 0100010101 0111101001 110011 110010011 100 11010010 010110100 10101111001 110001010 0110 0010 101 110001010 0110 0010 101 110001010 0110 0010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • 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, they are repeated.

    The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word deed at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of To Give Service With A Knowledge;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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