This is an analysis of the poem Untie The Safety Knots that begins with:

Take it to the edge,
And leap....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDeF ABEBGB ABHidb hXbghFCIc CBCHcXhi HIigABCBCHFCIX ABCBDeF ABEBGBXHIbiABABABbCb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,9,8,14,7,20,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 11 111010 11 0101 10 1101 10001 11 11010 01 111 0111 10001 11 011101 11 0011 111111 11111101 11 11 101 010100 01 11 10110 1010011 1010 111 1010 10001 11010 111 101 1101 011101 111 0111101 1 10001 11 1010 111 1010 10001 01 11 10110 10101 10001 11 111010 11 0101 10 1101 10001 11 11010 01 111 0111 011101 111 01 11101 10001 11 10001 11 10001 11 11 11 0101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 151
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 76
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Untie The Safety Knots;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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