This is an analysis of the poem Mentally Blocked And Forgotten that begins with:

Mandatory awakenings,
Are eclipsing on the horizon....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXX dadcXa Xaacebce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101000 101010010 10111001 10111010 101 00111 111010 0110101 1100101101 1000110100 1010001 11001 1010110010 1101010101 10011010 10011101 0111101 1010101010 01101 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Mentally Blocked And Forgotten;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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