This is an analysis of the poem From Examples That Support that begins with:

Children,
And many adults......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXX cXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10 11010 01001 1011 010101 1 1111 101000110000 0010101 11001100 111101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 11
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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 From Examples That Support;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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