This is an analysis of the poem I Used To Think that begins with:

I used to think
The mind essential in the body, even...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXXXXXaXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101 01010001010 11010010001 101000111010 110010101 1001010011 0111111111 1001010101 0101110111 0111010101 1011010111 01111111101 10010101100 1100010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 562
  • Average number of words per stanza: 102
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of I Used To Think;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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