This is an analysis of the poem Blind that begins with:

It's okay if the world goes with Venetian;
Who cares what Italians don't see?--...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbc dXecX Xcfbd fXfea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01100110010 11101011 10110101010 111110101 110010011110 1111100101 1001011101 110111011100 1101001111101 111011011010 101010000010 01111110 0010100101101 1100010101 111010111 0111010101 010011011011 1111110110 1110101111 1100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; with is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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