This is an analysis of the poem Listen To Learn that begins with:
The only advice I can give to anyone,
Is not to seek to solicit it....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABXXXacC ABabCcXXc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010011110100 010100100 11010001 0100101 00010101 010101 100011001 0101111001 010011110100 010100100 110110011010 100010010 0101111001 00100111 11101011 01010011 100100100101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
- Average number of words per stanza: 58
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Listen To Learn;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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