This is an analysis of the poem Two Schools that begins with:

I put my heart to school
In the world, where men grow wise,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXaX bXbX AcdcdaX cXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 0011111 10101110101 111110100 111101 1010010011 111110111 101011100 111101 0011101 111111 001111001 10101011 101011101101 1011111100 10111111 11111110 0101001101 101010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 185
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (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; you is repeated.

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

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

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