This is an analysis of the poem Broadmindedness that begins with:
How narrow his vision, how cribbed and confined!
How prejudiced all of his views! ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaX abab
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 110010110101 11001001 11001001001 11001001 01101101101 01011101 11001101101 110110011
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 163
- Average number of words per stanza: 32
- Amount of lines: 8
- Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; how, his, be, should are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word how is repeated.
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- summary of Broadmindedness;
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