This is an analysis of the poem Smoked Screens that begins with:

A gamble projected to succeed,
Has failed miserably....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbbcc cXXbc XXbaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010001 111000 10111 1100100 010101 101000110100 00111 100110101 011010110 1111101001 1 1101010001010 10010000 1110101001 1110110 1110010011 0101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Smoked Screens;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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