This is an analysis of the poem Mundane that begins with:

How can anyone be excited,
To live an existence that is mundane? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBB ACXD ABBB CEFE BCCC ACXD CEFEXBCCC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 111000010 0110101001 0110101010 11110001001 1101011010 0111011101 0100 101011011101 111000010 0110101001 0110101010 11110001001 01101 01010110 0100100010011 1111001001 10100111 11111 110100111001 01001100111101 1101011010 0111011101 0100 101011011101 01101 01010110 0100100010011 1111001001 10100111 11111 110100111001 01001100111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; one, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Mundane;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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