This is an analysis of the poem Left Behind In Many Minds Finding Fault that begins with:

One has a gun.
The other is young without one....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABACDE ABBF bAGECH ABBF AABACDEXAGECHa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,6,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101 01001011 011100101001 101001 01010111010100 011011010101 010100101001 0101 111 01010 110111 10101110011011 101110101 110011010010 11111000100001 110010100 1101010101101 0101 111 01010 110111 1101 01001011 011100101001 101001 01010111010100 011011010101 010100101001 101110101 110011010010 11111000100001 110010100 1101010101101 1111001001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 210
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word people is repeated.

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

  • summary of Left Behind In Many Minds Finding Fault;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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