This is an analysis of the poem Cinema Screen that begins with:

Light's patterns freeze:
Frost on our faces....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaba bcbX caXc acda XbXa cdbc X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 11110 1101 101011 1111 010010 111 10101 1111 10010 0111 00101 111010 1111 101010 10010 110100 01110 11100 101 11001 01010 1011 1001 01011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 76
  • Average number of words per stanza: 13
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Cinema Screen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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