This is an analysis of the poem It Is Best To Leave This Mindset Alone that begins with:

There will always be those,
Who attempt to match wits......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd XbaefXb eeXfX ddgeegXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 101011 011101 0010001010 111010101011 1001010101101 11010110 01 00101101000 11111010100 110111 1001101011 11010101 101001011101 010010111000 1010001110111 01101010 11001010 110011001001010 11000010011101 00101011 01 101110110 0001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of It Is Best To Leave This Mindset Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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