This is an analysis of the poem The Teaching Of The Nude that begins with:

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A satyr spied a Goddess in her bath,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abbacXdcdccdee X cffcXggXhcchdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,14,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1 0101010001 0100010111 1101000101 11010101001 1101111101 1111010101 1011111101 1101011011 10111101001 1111110101 1101010101 0111011101 01010010111 1101010101 1 111111001 0101110101 10101000101 0101010101 0101111110 1011010101 1000100101 111111001 0101010111 0101010101 10101110101 1100110111 11110100101 0111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 313
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; he, as, if are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Teaching Of The Nude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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