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

We all 'should'...
Learn to grow from our own mistakes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXbcXac cXXXca cX dXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,6,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 10101101 01000110101 111 100110101 0101110100100 111 1010111 010010110100 1110110101010 1001010 011101 001001101001 0011001 010110111010 110111011110 11000101100 0 10110010010001 1010001111101 0100101110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 202
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase options connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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