This is an analysis of the poem Flight Instructor that begins with:

Why are some of those jumpers,
Plummeting to the ground? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XcXdbX aef ghegX fXh XdX a cbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,3,5,3,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110110 100001 11010100 11101 010100101 11001 10010001 110110 11101 010110010 1111111000 10011 10111101 1101011 0110101001 101100110 1 1110111000 11001101 1 1101010 110101011 11101 111 100101101 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 92
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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 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; not is repeated.

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

  • summary of Flight Instructor;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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