This is an analysis of the poem In My Mind that begins with:

In my mind...
And in my heart, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCdC EFf XgXg EFhf abbb ABCCdCXEFeahf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,3,4,4,4,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011 1011 01101 11011 01001 11111 01 11101101 101001111111 111 1110101 010111 111010111 01 11101101 11100111 1111 010010010 010101 1100010010 1111010101 011 1011 01101 11011 01001 11111 01 11101101 111001 1110 111001 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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  • summary of In My Mind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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