This is an analysis of the poem No Sight that begins with:

Li Bai, no sight of you for a long time,
It's tragic that you pretend to be insane....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbXaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011011 01011010001 0111011 10110110 110101010010 111010110101 11011110 101001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 334
  • Average number of words per stanza: 64
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length 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; you is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of No Sight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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