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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