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

What an ongoing charade.
Openly displayed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AabcXdd cefgbe Afbbfbef AgXeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 10001 1101000100 01100110 1011001 111100010 111011101 00100111101 11111110010 00111111011 10010010111001 1101 0100010101 1111001 11101 111011101 01010101001 01110110101 11010010 011011 1111111 1111001 10111111 1110100101 110010001 1011001001 01111110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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 author used the same word what at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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