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

To hurt the Negro and avoid the Jew
Is the curriculum. In mid-September ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcdbeX babfXfXb eXgfhfdX gbXdaeia fhdXicda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101010101 00010001010 01001010111 100010101 11110101 110001001 11010101 10100 0101110111 1001110100 1011100101 0010010101010 11001111 101100101 1010101010 1001 11110110100 1101001101 1101010101 01110101001 11010111 10011101 01011001 1001 11010011011 0101011101 1011010100 1101111111 110011010 10110101 01000101 10110 10110010101 1101010111 1111011111 0111011101 11010101 110100101 11110101 01110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 294
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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

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