This is an analysis of the poem Yet This Is The Mist I Missed that begins with:

You insisted the mist,
I should miss......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abAXaaAcd aaaXbbXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 111 001 01000 111 11 001 0110 01 01011001 10001 11 00101010 1000101 101010010 10101 10 011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 Yet This Is The Mist I Missed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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