This is an analysis of the poem So Original And Exact It Is that begins with:

A sudden hindsight that comes to someone,
To stun with an insight that happens overnight......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaXX cdd dXadcdXdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101111011 010111110101 00100101010100 11110000111 110101010001 1110110100100111 1011001001010101 001011101 111001110100001 001001010001 10100011111011 001001010100010011 11001010101101010 111001010100011 10101010011010010 10100101000101010111 010101010001000001 110110101010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, to, of, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of So Original And Exact It Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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