This is an analysis of the poem If One Understood And Had Patience that begins with:

A mind that remains stifled,
Will always be in conflict......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaX Xab bbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110110 0110010 0101 1101001010 0101010010 011011110 101010110 001000100100 1010010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 If One Understood And Had Patience;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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