This is an analysis of the poem Contaminated Minds that begins with:

The only thing being won,
By a society outdone......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXX XbbcXX bXadXaad bccbXc XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,6,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101101 10010011 010101110 110010001100 011100 0100100 110100101 1000100 010110101 101000101 100100101 111111111 101000101010110 11110110001 0001111110 0110101 101010101 01010 1010 0010010101 110010011110 1010101 0010101 1101010111 10100110 001110010101 1110 0101101 10111010 10101100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; those is repeated.

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

  • summary of Contaminated Minds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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