This is an analysis of the poem Discipline that begins with:

It is stormy, and raindrops cling like silver bees to the pane,
The thin sycamores in the playground are swinging with flattened leaves;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbb cdcd efef ghgh XdXd iebe bjbj gdgdXaiai
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 001011111101001 01100000111100101 010011101010111 011001011011001 00101100101010111 11111001110010011 1010111110111 1001010010111001 11001110101101011 11101100100101111 0011111100111101 111101101111111 1000100101101101 10010110111011001 11001001010001101 101111001101011 11001011111111 110100011111101 1010110111100100 11010101010011 1111010011101111 11010010111010001 1010010011111111 101111111001 11010110111001111 1101101111101 1110001101010101 0111100111101 110111101011 111100110100111 111010010100111 011010011100111 1101111110101 010101100101011 1101011111001 0111100100111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 12
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, we, my, to, like, with, i, you are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, i are repeated.

    The author used the same words it, and, but at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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