This is an analysis of the poem Non-Conversations With A Lover that begins with:

Don’t talk to me
of sudden love. . ....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aXXbXXb cbdbba cdXeea X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,7,6,6,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 0101 011 100011 100101 101010100 01010010 101001001 1010110001 110 010 1110 1011 011 1111 111010 101 11010010 1001 01001 01010011 1100100000
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word so is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines dance is repeated).

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

  • summary of Non-Conversations With A Lover;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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