This is an analysis of the poem Mr. Mine that begins with:

Notice how he has numbered the blue veins
in my breast. Moreover there are ten freckles....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXacbcXXXaXXbbcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011110011 01101011110 11111111 101001001001 1101000111010 11011001010110 101101010010 1000101110101 1110110011010 00100111111 001001011101 1110111011 011110110010 1111111101 10101101111 11110111111 11011101111 1011011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 813
  • Average number of words per stanza: 159
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; he, by, me, has, i, built are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words from, he are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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