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

Give me truths,
For I am weary of the surfaces,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXaXbefgXXhijbbdahbjkkidfbbdiahaXiXXacXajdbhdbhgXehXXdhbdhiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 63,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111 1111000100 1101000011 1001110001 11001101100 1111010101 10110111110 11110011011 1011000101 0101111101 1101110001 1101000101 10011100010 1101111001 0011010001 1101110100 0101010 1111010111 1101011101 11001000111 11010111101 1111000101 01110100010 1101000100 1101000100 0101011101 01000000101 11000111001 1101100111 1111110001 1100010111 1100011001 0101001101 1111101100 10111001101 1100011111 1101010011 1101010000 1101110111 1111100101 1010110101 1011000111 0101000101 011101010110 0101010101 1001011111 1100010111 1000111101 1111110111 0101110101 1101101111 11010101001 1110010001 10101010001 1101010101 1001011100 0101010101 0110010101 10001010011 1100010101 11110110111 1001000100 0011000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 2609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 464
  • Amount of lines: 63
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, and, to, strangers, us, them, its are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

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