Learning Is Wise by Lawrence S. Pertillar: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Learning Is Wise that begins with:

Do you keep lessons taught,
Kept in your mind easily to find? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcebbfdgbba hXXdX ijg XX jXb hheX a dddX a ifgX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,5,3,2,3,4,1,4,1,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 101110001 1110111 0010101 11001101001 111011111100 001001 1010010110111 011010111111 001011001 11110010 1111010100101 101011101 111010010101 11011001101 110 1101100100010 11101010 01111011010 1 110101111 0111111 111001011 010101010 1 11110 010 1111011 0101000101001 1010100 00110011000 1111001011011001 11010 10101000001 1001 0100011010010 1110 10 11010101001 11101011111 11111001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6

  • 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, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of Learning Is Wise;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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