This is an analysis of the poem Your Mind Will Clear that begins with:

Sit in quietness to submit.
With a doing this to clear your mind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBC ABBC adaaC BAEabCc ABBC BAEbCc CEbCEE CEbCEE DbC abC DbC dbC abC XabC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,7,4,6,6,6,3,3,3,3,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10100001 001000111 1011101 1101 10100001 001000111 1011101 1101 10011011 1010100 010010100 101000111 1101 111111011 01 01 11111101101 1 1101 00110101 10100001 001000111 1011101 1101 111111011 01 01 1 1101 0010111 1101 001011101 1 1101 101011101 1110010001 1101 001011101 1 1101 101011101 1110010001 10100 1 1101 1100001 1 1101 10100 1 1101 1100010000 1 1101 1100010000 1 1101 00101000100 1 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 106
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 61
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Your Mind Will Clear;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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