This is an analysis of the poem What Is There For Anyone To Say? that begins with:

When one gives up,
They feel nothing left......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbccadDB AefXb DB fedghX DB fIDDbXD gXchb fIDXcdDbXD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,2,6,2,7,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 11101 01 11 00100111 01 1011 001001100 1111 1101100100 111010 0001000100 11010101 1011 001001100 1011 10101 1111101 001001010011 001001010 100011 1011 001001100 1111 10111 01001 1011110001 1 1001 10111 0010011100 0011000 10101101 101010101 011100011001 111 10111 01001 001110 01 110100101 1011110001 1 1001 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

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

  • summary of What Is There For Anyone To Say?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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