This is an analysis of the poem The Mind's Liberty that begins with:

The mind, with its own eyes and ears,
May for these others have no care; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcac XdXdacXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001111 11110111 11010100 01010111 11100101 01010101 11110001 11011101 11010101 11011111 110011101 111101001 11010111 11010111 11011101 00110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Mind's Liberty;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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