This is an analysis of the poem Student Revolution that begins with:

After the teach-in
we smeared the walls with...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcc XdXXXa eefbce faccddcddeeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 11010 110100 111 101010 1001 0101 1100 10 11101 0100 1111 010 0111 11010 101110 1011 110101 01010 101010 1 10110 0110 101110 111 101110 1100010 11 10010 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 137
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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 Student Revolution;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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