This is an analysis of the poem Insanity that begins with:

Like a vivid hyperbole,
The sun plunged into April's freshness,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaaXbccadeaXXXXfdagcgdhahd Xeacacfb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100101 011001010 11010010 01010100 001101010 010101 10001010 111010101 11101 011101 11000011 0111110 011100101 0100100 01110101 01011101 11100010 1001001 01000100101 01110101 010011 0101010 1010101 01001001 1001001 011100010 101101 111110101 01000101 10010101 11010100 0101001001011 1101010111 1111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 524
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Insanity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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