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

A listening to learn,
Develops the importance of it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdde bbaXXbfbbgag Xhdbdccc abiXifhae
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,12,8,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 010001000 010011010 101010010 0011010 10101001 0101010 1101010 10101 111010 11010001 1010010 1011 10010 010101 1111 010101 01010 1001 11001 110 111101 01111 11 1001010010 10101001 0010101 10001 010110 111011 010001 1110111 1110010 010101 00111 100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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