This is an analysis of the poem Absent Minded that begins with:
There are times we all have had,
When our thoughts to think......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbacdcXX eefdX bb XfgX ab XeX gbg eXXcXXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,2,4,2,3,3,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111111 11101 1101 0101 101010 01010010 00101001 01001100 010010100 10011011 101001 011101010 10110 101001011 011 101111 11110 110110 111001111 110000 01111 1101 1 110101 1110 1 11101 0100100 11 1111 1111011101 11 10110 11101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, me are repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines me is repeated).
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Absent Minded;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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