This is an analysis of the poem That Concept Is Best Left that begins with:

It is a narrow mentality,
That makes some perceive......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXa XX bXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,2,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 000100100 11101 101011 0010001 1010010010 10011010001010 110011011 11110011 010010 0011000001 01110 111011010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of That Concept Is Best Left;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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