This is an analysis of the poem What The Body Knows that begins with:

The body dances in a darkened room
Turning itself inside out ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccac XddeeX fbbXff dcXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101000101 1001011 1111101010 111111001 01011001 01010101 01001101 010010001001 10100101 1010111 1010101 1010100 01110101 01010101 10001001 100101100 101010101 1110010 0100101001 11110 010010101 1011100010 010101001 10101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of What The Body Knows;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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