This is an analysis of the poem Narrow Vision that begins with:

No interests do I have,
To revive useless concepts....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXba XcdXd XXbeaa bdefX efccX aXaeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100111 0011010 01111101 11010001 0110010100 110010101 1000111111 0101 1011110 1001101001 11 111 10111 1101110010 0111101 111011 11101 111001 1110101 1110 1111010 1010100110 111 1101 0111001 110110 0100100 0010001 110111 1110001 111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Narrow Vision;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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