This is an analysis of the poem What Nobody Lives Yet Knows that begins with:

Somebody goes to welcome,
What nobody lives yet knows....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aX bccd bbd abXccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,4,3,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 1111111 111101001 1 0101010 01010101 111010100 00101010 010110101 010110100 00100 11010010010 1010111111 100101011101 101001 1011111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 134
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of What Nobody Lives Yet Knows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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