This is an analysis of the poem Minds Alike that begins with:
Alike minds on common ground,
Together can find......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabcdcXXefebafcgeaacX adX X X f X Xeb X gbbXg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,3,1,1,1,1,3,1,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111101 01011 01010001 10101 110101 101101 0101011 010100 0100010 100010 1011010 101001 1010 0110010 11111 01110 11011010 1110010 010111 0011100 1010101 11101 111101 1101111 01110100 1111 1011010 1111010 1 110001 110100001 11 111101 1011 1010011 1101100 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 101
- Average number of words per stanza: 18
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Minds Alike;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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