This is an analysis of the poem Mindset Changes that begins with:

Hired to protect the inhabitants,
And keep secure their wealth and prosperity......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcddcac aeed aaddX dcdXdffcabX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,4,5,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000100100 11011110100 110101110000 01101010 010111001001 10101 01101 10001011 0010001010 1001100 10100010 0101110110 10100100101 1010001 001101 1000001001 01101101 10101 1111010 01100101010 101011011 1111011 101101101 0010010011 010101 1101110 1010101001 100 10001101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; in is repeated.

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

  • summary of Mindset Changes;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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