This is an analysis of the poem Sick With Self Inflicted Pain that begins with:

Heads thick and fantasized,
Have minds closed and prevent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD eebXXede ABCDXXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 111101 0100010 110010101 10111 1110110110 1010101 01010 11111 111000001 01100100 101111001 111101 111101 0100010 110010101 1011011 110100011 011001010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 200
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Sick With Self Inflicted Pain;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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