This is an analysis of the poem Minds Lock In Times that begins with:

He was better received when perceived a joke.
You know......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXcdeXa Xbede XXfdfX XabaaXacbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,5,6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11100110101 11 110110111 001001101 110011 1111 110001101 1110111 01111000 0111110011 11101010101001 111011101 0001111 1 1010 111111 10111100100 1111101101110 10000101 101010 10101101111 0100010 011101 01000010110 0100001 01011101101 1110111 101 1111010 110 11010101000 10101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 264
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; they, to are repeated.

    The author used the same word he at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Minds Lock In Times;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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