This is an analysis of the poem Only One Fool Can Occupy One Mind that begins with:

After surveys taken...
And scavenger hunts conducted, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBC bbdXb beefe bfbddf eeXeX ABCBC XdadeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100110 11001010 01101011 01000000010 1011110111101 1001010 010100100110 111101 001101010101010 1010010101010 100000100 0101100101 11100100011 010010010 001010100 1001000100010 11001010 010100100010 100011000110010010 11 110110101010010 1010100 0111001000010 101 1010100101010 10100101000 100110 11001010 01101011 01000000010 1011110111101 110 10010111 1001000101 011110100001 1110101011100 010110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 194
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Only One Fool Can Occupy One Mind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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