This is an analysis of the poem My Mind Has More Of A Youthfulness that begins with:

Everyday...
This aging 'thing' seems to speed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcdebbd cecXdd acXXe Xff aB XXXcXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,5,3,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 0101101 11011110 01001 1001011 10010 11111 110101 11101 1011001011 1101 100111010010011 11111010 11100011 11111 011110101101 01001111111 11101001011 11110011101 1 001000 110100101110 101 0101101 11110111 010111101 10011111010 11101 10111100100 11101101 11111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; i, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of My Mind Has More Of A Youthfulness;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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