This is an analysis of the poem Take Mental Notes And Deep Breaths that begins with:

It may be wrong to do,
But in some environments......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAXbc AaXdcX bXdee Xeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010101 1010100 110101 0111 1001110010 1010100 00110 00100110010 100010 10101 1010101010 111011010 010110 100001 111101 111000011 1111 1010100100 1101111 00010111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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, as are repeated.

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  • summary of Take Mental Notes And Deep Breaths;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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