This is an analysis of the poem When This Oversight Is Mentioned that begins with:

Sometimes that which to some becomes obvious,
To many taking it for granted stays invisible....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXX aXaaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110101100 01010011010100 0010011101010 10101010 0101010100101 100100101100 1010101001001 101000100 01100011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of When This Oversight Is Mentioned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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