This is an analysis of the poem Mental Disease that begins with:
The first doctor I saw,
Had been recommended to me....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Xabcdefaf aeX cg cXhiccX ih chXXiX d XgX Xb aX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,3,2,7,2,6,1,3,2,2,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011011 10101001 0101101 1101001 01000111101 010010 11101 10110011 0101 11 111101 11111000 101 101000110 1011 1110010 11110100 010101 111110 101111001 110011 011 1111 11110 1111 011110 010110 11 1110010 11 1 11 1111 11 11011 111 11111
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 80
- Average number of words per stanza: 16
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Mental Disease;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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