This is an analysis of the poem Love Her, Mind; that begins with:

Love Her, Mind;
She can ferry you across...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abX bXcXd dabbXX eXec cfabeeXdfXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,5,6,4,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1110101 010111 101010010101 101001011100 1101011 10111110 11110 1110 1001001 01001 0101111 111101 0010 10101010100101 1011 11001 111 111101 0101110 1010010 1010101 101011 101 1001011000 0100110 111010 01000101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

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

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  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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