This is an analysis of the poem With All Mental Screams Unheard that begins with:

Few have expressed...
Any interest at all that is left, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcbbXc adeb cbaf dbagb ahcahb XXXdgc iaaibaj hhbkk fhhhXchXhjeehh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,4,5,6,6,7,5,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1010011101 001010100 111001 0111001 010111 1010100 101101 11110 1011010 01111 101010110 100110111 10010010 101 0110100 011010 110101 0100111 110011100 0101010001 11110111 00110011 111010101010 1010010 110011001 10110100101 111110 10100111 1111 1010011110 001011011 010101101 11010101010 100101 0010101 1110010 101010 0110100101001 101010101 0110101 01 1111010 0110101 1111011 101 101 011010001 11010010101 0100010 010100010 10101010001 110010010000010 111001000101 101 1010101 11101 101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 177
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, thought are repeated.

    The author used the same words you, 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 With All Mental Screams Unheard;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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