This is an analysis of the poem Stagnated And Cemented Minds that begins with:

People determined to find,
A better quality of life......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDeA ffeXfXgh ABCDeAXfhXggfaaae X XX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,17,1,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001 01010001 100111 101001010 001001 01001010101 010100 1010100 010010010 110110100 101010010001 110111101 11010101011 10110011111 1001001 01010001 100111 101001010 1001001 01001010101 111110 11000100 0101101001 00101 01010011010 101100110 001101 1010101101001 011110101 00100001011101 00110100 10001 1 110001 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Stagnated And Cemented Minds;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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