This is an analysis of the poem From The Moment It Is Learned that begins with:

It is a tremendous feeling,
To know......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXX ABXcd cXdeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 00001010 01 1101 1110 00001010 01 1001010101 01010100 001010 10010101 01001001 0010001 010101010 010100 01010101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of From The Moment It Is Learned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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