This is an analysis of the poem Their Mindsets Have Been Fixed Upon Self Reflection that begins with:

They were told.
They were WARNED! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABacB bbaaXccdd AABacB BcbBXbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101 11 01 1 010001101 11101111 01110000111 0100100101001 10101 11001101 01010100111001 01001001 00110100 01001000110010 101 101 11 01 1 010001101 101 1010101001 0110111111 101 111101011010 1101001001 11011 01010011001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; they, to, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word they is repeated.

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  • summary of Their Mindsets Have Been Fixed Upon Self Reflection;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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