This is an analysis of the poem Blinded Ambitions that begins with:

Visions in divisions,
Kept projected to defend......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbddeX FAFaaXcb bXaXcae FAFaFb CaCcCXCaXabXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,6,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 1010001 01010001 10010 00100110100 111100100 101010001 101 1110111 110010 1110111 110000010 00111010 001001 1010110 10101 1 10101 110010 11010 0111101 1100010 01000101 1110111 110010 1110111 010100010 1110111 010100111 100100101 101010111 100100101 111101010 100100101 10100010 100100101 1100010 01 1100010 10 10100110 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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