This is an analysis of the poem Under One's Nose that begins with:

Unnoticed years of erosion,
Under one's nose......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbabXcXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01000010 1011 0100101110 0010010110 00100010 01101001 111001 01011010 0101011 100110 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 316
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; of is repeated.

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

  • summary of Under One's Nose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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