This is an analysis of the poem No Clouds Do I See that begins with:

I'm back on the road.
Detoured by my burdens and that load....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAAA XbccX cXaXa AAAAAb BB BBXBB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101 101110111 11111 11111 111010101 11111 010111111 11111 01111 110110111 11111 110011101 11101 01101 011011101 01101 101110111 11111 11111 111010101 1101 11111 101 11111 101 11111 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 97
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of No Clouds Do I See;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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