This is an analysis of the poem Knee Deep In Charades that begins with:

How many eyes will remain closed,
Or opened but refuse to see......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcd dXed edaXd XbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 11010011 11010101 0010001001100 1101000100 00111010100 100001101 0100100101 101 11001110010 101001001101 0100001 01011000010101 01110111000 110000100100 10010100 110010100 111010 00101000101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Knee Deep In Charades;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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