This is an analysis of the poem Unpredictable that begins with:

You do not know me.
And each time you and others, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE Xcebc ABCDE bcedb eXdaX XXeac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 1111110 11010 1011010 100111 101010 01101 111111 0101010 001000101 11111 1111110 11010 1011010 100111 111100010 010101 0101 11001 1010000100010 101010111 010100110 0111010010 1111111011 110100 000011111 1101010 1101 011110011 10101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • 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; you is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Unpredictable;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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