This is an analysis of the poem With You Not In My Mind that begins with:

Whatever it is that is perceived of me,
With or without my decision made for preferences......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXX bcaXcXab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11000100101 01011010111000 01101010011 101111101 001001110010 0110110111111 0100010010010 1010101111000 1 0110110101001 11 101001010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, it are repeated.

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  • summary of With You Not In My Mind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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