This is an analysis of the poem Until They Research What They Hear that begins with:

It doesn't matter to me,
What you now know......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abc cccdca Xbb X efe cXfgffhi gabjbX gdXj XX ccXXhc aXic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,1,3,8,6,4,2,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101001 1111 11111 110001 110100 10111101 101110100 010110001 111110101 11010101 1111100101 01101001 1011 1 1110100101 10100101 1110010 11111011 1111101 111110101111 101011 11101 10111100110 0101 101 11011011 10101001101 1100111100 11110110101011 1111110 1 01010110100 1110100110 1101011 101011001 011 1010 11111011 01101111 11011 01111010 100 0111 1111010 111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; your, to, you are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines you is repeated).

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

  • summary of Until They Research What They Hear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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