This is an analysis of the poem Only Known By Sight that begins with:
A walking away today...
Offends....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXaa bbX XcXbXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100101 01 110101010 10110 1111 11011010 00011 1110100101 0101000110100 1111 101000101 1110111 1010011100
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 121
- Average number of words per stanza: 19
- Amount of lines: 13
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Only Known By Sight;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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