This is an analysis of the poem Earned From Lessons Learned that begins with:

I was not born to be dependent.
And used because of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbcdd XefXe adgXbdad adgb bbXcaafaaef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,8,4,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100010 110100 111011 100010 1101101001 10010 1101 11111 01001000010 111101 101001 1101010 10011110111 001111101 1101101000 111000111 11001011110 111001001001 10011101 11001010101 0101010011101 111101100101 11101111 1110111111 11101010 01 1111101010110001 1010001 1111110001 11110001 11011101011 1010101 101010 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; of, been, has are repeated.

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

  • summary of Earned From Lessons Learned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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