This is an analysis of the poem Lessons I Have Learned that begins with:

There is not a price,
I will accept to be paid......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaababaca dacbcXddee cXdXaaabde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 1001001 00110100 10100111 010111 011111000 110001 1100101001 0001001 010010101 1 1110101 101 111101001 11011 001000101 1010111001 11010111 01001001001 0010101011 1100011111 110101001 001101000 101001 01111101001 011001010101 000101010 1100111100 1100101 01011101101 1100101110010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 339
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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.

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

  • summary of Lessons I Have Learned;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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