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

Always keep this in mind,
When and/or if you should find......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAB cddXaXXcdXaX AABXefecaXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,12,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 1100111 100010010101 1 110010 11111100010 0100101 110 1110110 110111 101011101 0100100 011111101 11 1110011000010011 111001 1100111 100010010101 0111110 1 11101111001 101 011 010111100010 1 0111111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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