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

Your per-son-ality...
Was not just picked from any litter....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XABC cXDE XcXAXXbbC fgf XABC XAXeXAXg GGHiDgE GGiDgEXGGHiDgE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,9,3,4,8,7,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100 111101010 1111 00011101 1111001 1011101 010001011 11000101 11 1 100 111101010 11 1 1 1 00011101 110100 01010 0010011100 111100 111101010 1111 00011101 111100 111101010 111100 101001101 111100 111101010 111100 00101011 11101 011 101 01 010001011 1 11000101 11101 011 01 010001011 1 11000101 11101 011 101 01 010001011 1 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 52
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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 In My Mind! All This Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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