This is an analysis of the poem On A Blinded Mystery Tour that begins with:

If one is not challenged,
With a thinking to always present their best......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abXbacXcdXXefegbeXdbchb dX b X hg bcfabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,2,1,1,2,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110 00100110111 01010100001000010 1011100110 11010010100001 111000110001 101001111101 00100001101001 110011001101 110101001 010100100101010 01 10100100010011 10100101100 0001011001000100 01101010110101 111000010010100100 101010001 0101000101110 1110100010010 0011010110101001 0111101001000101 10100100101000 111010 10111101010 110101001010 110101010001110101 1 10100010100 100101010011 11 11110111 11111 0111100100001010 111100010010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of On A Blinded Mystery Tour;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar