Blinded Into A Stale Checkmate by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Blinded Into A Stale Checkmate that begins with:

Gamed!
Issues they keep, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X XaBCd EFEEB X efdX EX gXXdeBC EX X EFEEBXgaca XcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,5,5,1,4,2,7,2,1,10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 1011 101001 11001 01000000101 1101110 11101001 10001010100 1111 1110111 10110011 10 100101100 10111001100 100101100 101111101 110111011 11110101 1 10 110100 100 101100 11001 01000000101 110111011 11110101 10 11101001 10001010100 1111 1110111 10110011 0011010 111010 01001 10100 10001001 10 110000111 01000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 102
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • 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 Into A Stale Checkmate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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