This is an analysis of the poem Flight Of The Naked Hearts that begins with:

Some had been on sleeves.
For years grieving...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXe Xdedaf Ghgdedfd GaiXdbdah cieabXeXaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,9,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011 1010 00101 110110 1110101 1101 1111 111101 001001 1111111 0101 0111101 0100101 1001 0101000100 110101 011101 0100001 111 11110101 0100101 01 1101 1101010 010101 01110101 010010011 1100001 111 011111 1101111001 1011101 1110100111 01010011110 10010 01001 1011 10101 010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

    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 Flight Of The Naked Hearts;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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