This is an analysis of the poem No Message that begins with:

She heard the story of the end,
   Each message, too, she heard; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa baba abab cdcd efef bXbe gbgb bbbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11010001 110111 111111001 100111 111101001 110111 01010111 100101 11110111 110101 11010101 101101 01010101 111101 01011101 110111 11010111 110101 10011101 110111 11010101 1111010 11010101 110101 11111101 110101 100101011 110101 11100101 11101001 10011111 11111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word he 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 No Message;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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