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

From heaven descend the drops of dew,
From heaven the gracious showers,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababacac bXbdbdb efefghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010010101 01001010 11011001 11001010 010010101 110101 010010101 110101 110110110 010101 010111010 11011101 0100001 11010101 010101 11111111 0100101 01010001 100101 01010101 010111 11011101 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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; like, and are repeated.

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

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

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

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