This is an analysis of the poem A Heart Without A Mind Of Its Own that begins with:

When a fire within,
Begins heating from a need......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXCaD EBA EdFG ABXCaD EBAc EDdFGXEDdFG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,4,6,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 0110001 100011000 1101101010 01 101010111001 101 101 0010101001 1101 1 10101000 101 101001 0110001 100011000 1101101010 01 101010111001 101 101 0010101001 01010 101 001 1 10101000 101 1101 001 1 10101000 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of A Heart Without A Mind Of Its Own;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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