This is an analysis of the poem Knowledge Is There To Gain From This that begins with:

It is difficult to escape the power held,
By those acknowledging a knowledge....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcaXd ceeaXdc fa ffXdfbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,2,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001000010101 110100010 1001111101 110010100 10010001 1111001 110011 1001001100 01011100010 11010 0101101 0101010 1010101 111100100100 01101 01110001010 11001 01001001001 10101010010 110010100 1001001010 10010110 01010100100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Knowledge Is There To Gain From This;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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