This is an analysis of the poem Blocked Without You Stopping It that begins with:

You witness your digressions,
And will not admit they actually exist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb cbbdb bcee bcfdf dXgXabgcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 101011100001 11111010 110101010001 11010001 01001101001 11010010100 1101 111101 00101 0110100 01101 010111 01001 001010011 11110 1010001 1101011 0110101 110010110 11011010111 010101010 110111 11011100 11011 1010011 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; got, your are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word got is repeated.

    The author used the same words you, a 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 Blocked Without You Stopping It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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