This is an analysis of the poem With This Kind Of Mindset that begins with:

If it was not for war...
Those with this kind of mindset, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabccdbeXb dbdccecbaa fcdefecde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 001111 1001011 1111001 0101010 0110100 110110 11010111 11010111 0111010 0101111100 101001010101 010011101 01001101 10001010 110100 11101 001 11100111 101101 011101 111101 10101010 11011100101 111001001 1111100110101 10001011001 101001100110 100010100 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 323
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 With This Kind Of Mindset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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