This is an analysis of the poem The Unexpressed that begins with:

How dare one say it?
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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbaXccbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 1001010101 1010100101101111 101100 01010101010110101 110101010111010 11010101111 1101110111000100 10010111111111 1101110101111010 110111000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 92
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • 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; all is repeated.

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

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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