This is an analysis of the poem Lessons Taught that begins with:
What does one win,
When limbs are gone......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aab cdX XXX Xcbd abc cbcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,4,3,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1111 1111 1110110 110101 00110100 1101101001000 110101010 011111 011101001 1110000111 0101 10101001 111100110 1111110 0011011110 011 011011110001 011010111 0110101101 010010001011100
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 20
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Lessons Taught;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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