This is an analysis of the poem Positioned Conditions that begins with:

Conditions!
Set in minds positioned....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBaCcdba CcbcaXe aBaCcdXaEaEaAXCcaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 101010 0101011101 110111 00110001 000010 01010 001110101 110111 01010001 11010 00101 10110101 0 001001 010 101010 0101011101 110111 00110100001 0001010010 001 1101 010101111 101 010101111 101 10101 110111 01010100001 11 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    The poet repeated the same word moods at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Positioned Conditions;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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