This is an analysis of the poem As If Invisible that begins with:

There is nothing done,
In front of their faces......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcde aXcbbff fXXdXccd XXdbXcedX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 010110 111000111 1110010111 1010101011 11 110 10101 0110 100101 101010 01111 010111 101101 11111 11111101 100100 11011 0010110011 011011 101111101 11101 1111101 01011 1011110101 11101110 111111 101100101 10111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 As If Invisible;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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