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

I wandered through a careless world
Deceived when not deceiving, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbdded cbcbdfXf ebebagfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 0111010 11011101 0100010 01010101 0101010 11111111 0101010 11011111 1100110 11011101 1101110 01111111 0101110 11110111 01010010 11111101 1111010 01111111 1011110 11011101 1100110 01110101 0111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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