This is an analysis of the poem Teaching From The Stars that begins with:

Stars, that on your wondrous way
Travel through the evening sky,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaabb acacdd eaeaaa fffXee eaeagg dgdgXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 1010101 0110111 01010111 1111101 1111101 1101111 1010101 1111101 1011011 1011101 1110111 1110111 1011101 1110101 1011111 1110101 1010101 1110011 1110111 11111001 1010100 1101101 1110111 1111111 1111001 1011101 0010101 1100101 1010101 11111010 1010101 10101010 0011101 1010101 10011010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; we, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Teaching From The Stars;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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