This is an analysis of the poem Without Need Or Reason that begins with:

Only those who have had hidden guilts to feel,
To suppress in exchange to accuse and blame......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaabXXXXbXbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111110101 00100100111 100101010011 11001101101010 011010001011110 1011110100010 010000101001011111 0100001101011101 01010011 100101010100 1 1010110101001 1110001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 613
  • Average number of words per stanza: 105
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Without Need Or Reason;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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