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

His headstrong thoughts that once in eager strife
Leapt sure from eye to brain and back to eye, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111110101 1101011101 1011010001 11110100001 11111011101 10111101110 0101110101 1000101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 375
  • Average number of words per stanza: 67
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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