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

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a baXbbaaX bcbcbc X deeddeedfgfgf X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,8,6,1,13,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1 1100010111 0101010111 1101010101 0101010001 1100011011 0111011101 1111011101 1111110110 1101110101 11010101001 1111001101 1011011001 1111010001 0111011101 1 1111110011 1011000100 111000111 110100101001 1111010111 0111111111 1100110111 1110111111 1111011111 0011010101 11110111001 1111010111 1100001101 1111011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 208
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (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; to, our, and, we are repeated.

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

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

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