This is an analysis of the poem At The Museum Of Natural History that begins with:

The lessons we learned here
(fumbling with our lunchbags,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: aXbX cXde aeee efgX hXde Xhfg ibXhhhXX ehbb iec hfXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,8,4,3,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111 1000110 100 1010100 010110 0011 010001 100010 100001 10110 100101 11101 11101 11001001 01011 11100 0100010 11010101 1111 10101 010101 01110 11101011 1000111 111 101110 1011010 111011 10101 10101000 100100 11001100 0111111 011011 10010 010101 100101 110101010010 10110010 011011 0111101 110100 101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of At The Museum Of Natural History;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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