This is an analysis of the poem The Latest School that begins with:

See the flying French depart
Like the bees of Bonaparte,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabccb ddbcXX eebffb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010101 1010101 1010011000100 101010100 11010100 11000100100 1010101 1010001 10010011010100 11010100 01001100 110001010000 1101010 111010010 1010111010100 1110101 1111101 111000100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 192
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word neutrality at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Latest School;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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