This is an analysis of the poem Breakthrough that begins with:

I wish I was speaking to influence,
The undoing of perceptions....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD dXXXb ABCD caedXX ABCDcXec
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,4,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111100100 00100010 10101010 01011010101 11111010 10100011010100 010101111 010010111 111111010 1111100100 00100010 10101010 01011010101 1111111010 010100101 1110101001001 10110 11010001 0111111101 1111100100 00100010 10101010 01011010101 1101 11010 1101100111 0110110000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Breakthrough;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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