This is an analysis of the poem Smoke Screened that begins with:

No one chokes anymore,
From being smoke screened....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabaXcdbcdefbcfafdgXXXhbXfd hgX abbfffbeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,3,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 01011 010111010 010 1011101 101110100 110010010 0101101 00100101 10101100 001010 11110 01010010 10001 1010101 101001 101010 10111 0111 01001001 101 11101 001010 1110101 101100 010001 011001001 11101 10 110011000 101010 11010 00101 1011110 11 1010 111 11010 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 310
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 Smoke Screened;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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