This is an analysis of the poem Learn To Get Fond that begins with:

Learn to get fond,
Of these times......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcddededccd fecddadedaae AbXcXAcafd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 011 11100 10110 1001 00010010 11001 010001 10101 111001 01101010 101010001 0111010 010011 11101 0110101 010001 11010 11010 0100001 1101 11110 1110101 01110 1011 010100 1010010 11001 10110001 1011 011001 01100010 01110100 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 273
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Learn To Get Fond;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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