This is an analysis of the poem How People Grow From Their Experiences that begins with:

There are very few,
Who dare to say they qualify......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaabacXccbXbXca ddaee aXXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,5,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 11011101 0010101 11011010 11 11111 100101001 11010011000 0010001001 11001010100 101111101 01 011 101110100 010 111010 100111000101 0110101 11010101000 01010010 01110100010001010 10 110 1101011100010 101010011010 10101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 270
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 How People Grow From Their Experiences;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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