This is an analysis of the poem Once Having Had Common Sense that begins with:

When one's mind has been blazed,
To value the blinging of shiny things......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcabX XXcXXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111101 0100100101 1010010110 111001001 101011 010001010 10101001011 11001010101 100100101 10111101 001001000 01010011 110100001100000 101101101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 266
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Once Having Had Common Sense;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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