This is an analysis of the poem An Instructor's Dream that begins with:

Many decades after graduation
the students sneak back onto...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcddXefcccXXcXcfabcefX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001101010 0101110 01111 10101110 11110101 11110001 1110111 11111001 101101100 1111011 01010101 011110 110101011 10111110 10011111 0101111010 111001001 101111010 11111100 0101110101 110001010 10110101 00111010 10100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 801
  • Average number of words per stanza: 149
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; my is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of An Instructor's Dream;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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