This is an analysis of the poem Flight To Catalina that begins with:

On a darkening planet
speeding...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdeXXXd ebffXXad XdadXXaXbc dbcXXfXfcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010 10 0111 110101 111 1101 010101 1101010 101 110101 110 1101 11011 11011 110101 01110101 11 111010 1010 10 0111010 101 11010 101 1011 1101010 101 00011 11110 10111 1111 010011 11010 010 101 11 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Flight To Catalina;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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