This is an analysis of the poem A Similar Mindset that begins with:

What difference does a doing make,
To anyone deliberating in a heated debate......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcdcabbX XdX efb bdecbbX g gXgXX b fX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,3,7,1,5,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110010101 010001010001001 0010001010101 101110011 10110001010010 1111001011 11111001001 111001101 1110100101 0111010100 1 110010100 101010 101001 1 01 101 01110011000 010000101 01011111110 110101 1101010011 01101001001 1 1011111 1011010011 101 011010011011 0101 110 11 10111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 Similar Mindset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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