This is an analysis of the poem Sights Blocked By Insight Flight that begins with:

Did I mention,
Addiction to rituals......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCDC dacdXXdXd ABCCDC XddXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 0100100 0110101 010001010 111111 1010100 11101 10101010 001010 001010011 101010101010 01010100 11001 1011100 00100010101 0110 0100100 0110101 010001010 111111 1010100 010110 111110101 0010001010001 1010100110 0100101011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 201
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; not is repeated.

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

  • summary of Sights Blocked By Insight Flight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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