This is an analysis of the poem Efforts With Taught Ethics that begins with:

The wanters have been taught to believe,
They can receive what is teased with ease......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaaaXb XaXXXXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010101001 110110101 01111001 1110100010000 01011000111 0010111101 111100111001 01010111000010 110101101001 10111001101 100110011010 101010010010101 01011100101 001111001001010 10010110010010 011010001000010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 378
  • Average number of words per stanza: 65
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Efforts With Taught Ethics;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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