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

Black satanic fumes
shroud the blank blue skies...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcda eaXbeaXdX bXfcf Xcggggg Xa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,5,7,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 10111 010111 11010001 100010 101110 11110 10010101 110010001 1011111 101010 101010010 1100110 1010101 101001 010001 11001010 001101 1010101 1001 11 01001111 111101011 1011011010 010010001001 1101 101 101110 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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