This is an analysis of the poem Narrow Is This Kind Of Mind that begins with:

Narrow is this kind of mind,
Who 'assumes' its own behind......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXd aeeXeXdXbaaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1000101 11000101 101011100 101000100 11001001010 100101101 010110010 11001011 10101 010001101 0010111 1101010 0100101 01111110 1010101 1101000101 110100111010 01001101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Narrow Is This Kind Of Mind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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