This is an analysis of the poem Geography Lesson that begins with:

Our teacher told us one day he would leave
And sail across a warm blue sea...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbbbXbcdcdXdXdXbcbXeae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1101111111 11010111 0101110101 11011100 0111011011 10011111 1101010001 1111011101 1100111010 10110111 11010111101 11101101 11110101 11111001 11101011101 1011001011 0100110111 01101001001 1010110111 001001 110010111 010101111 011101101101 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 934
  • Average number of words per stanza: 184
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Geography Lesson;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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