This is an analysis of the poem The Mentality Of One's Ignorance that begins with:

The mentality of one's ignorance,
Is often fed from birth....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXX cdcace ABeb Xdecd ccXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,4,5,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0010001100 010101 101000100 00101101 1001000100 101010101 0100110100 111011 010101 001001010101 0010001100 010101 011101101 010111 10111101010 10011101011 01111100 1111010 001110111 101010111 1010011010 101011 01101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

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  • summary of The Mentality Of One's Ignorance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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