This is an analysis of the poem Essential To Growth that begins with:
Essential to growth,
Is listening....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbcdc XXdXedf XedfafXe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01001 0100 111011 1010 11011010 10100010 001010 0101011 1101100 1001 111001001 10110001 11010010 001111101 11 11101000101 0010011010 1 010011 11101010 001011 101101000111
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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 Essential To Growth;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
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