This is an analysis of the poem Completed Elementary Lessons that begins with:

Growing and knowing,
Necessary changes have come......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbbcdbabd XbXXaXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110 10101011 001001 00111 1110101010011010 1111 100111 01010 11111010 0101010101 0111 1010100 011000101 1010 10101 101010 0111011001 1011010 11110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Completed Elementary Lessons;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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