This is an analysis of the poem Creative Mindlessness that begins with:

A collected intellect!
Learned to regurgitate, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbaXbaXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010101 101000 0101101 0101 1000101 0011 1010110 101010100 1001101011 10111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Creative Mindlessness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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