This is an analysis of the poem Peace Of Mind that begins with:
The roof of my house is of steel; its pillars, of stone ;
then blow, O winds ! moan , O trees !...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AbaXAcbXacdXXadebXXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 20,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 0101100101001 1111111 111101001 111011110 0101100101001 111111101 01001111101 1100011101101 1011111111 011111101 01011011111010 1110111101110 0111000100110 01001011101 01011011111010 101101100011001 1010100111110 11011111 111101111100 1011010011001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 955
- Average number of words per stanza: 187
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 9
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; o, of, and, my are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Peace Of Mind;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Mikha'il Na'ima
- Analysis of The Struggle
- Analysis of This Is The Way To Freedom From Care And Pain
- Analysis of My Brother
