This is an analysis of the poem Without A Hint Of Wisdom that begins with:

Caught up in the 'what ifs' and 'whys'.
And not seeing eye to eye with a reality...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABCDEAFGFG XddhX GFG XXbehiibd GFG XABCDEAFGFGcfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,5,3,9,3,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11001111 1110101000100 111111010 1110101 111011111 11101110010 000110 11101 011 001001 111 11001111 1011101111 1010110011 11010100001 01011101101 011 001001 111 111111 00111101 001101010110 11001110 11010001 11111 1101001 101010 00101010 011 001001 111 11001111 1110101000100 111111010 1110101 111011111 11101110010 000110 11101 011 001001 111 11111 0101010 100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 238
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

    The author used the same word caught 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 Without A Hint Of Wisdom;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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