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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