This is an analysis of the poem Familiarity With Darkness that begins with:

There are those who see daylight.
And to them the sighting is obvious....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXcXcXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 1000100100 010001 10100010 1110 1011001 010101110 001 010010 010101100010 10001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 317
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Familiarity With Darkness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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