This is an analysis of the poem Hindsight Discoveries that begins with:

Hindsight discoveries,
Uncovered to find too late....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcbadaXbeXbdXaeXbfXbafeXcacacXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 33,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100 0100111 1010010 1010011 11100100 01111 101011 01010 0010010 0100100 11110 1010001 0100010 1010101 100000 1110110 10010010 1101 0110100 00101101 01010100 1001011 111001 101 11010010 1101 1111101 00100 0100101 11010100 01 10110 110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 789
  • Average number of words per stanza: 130
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Hindsight Discoveries;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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