This is an analysis of the poem One Taught And Experienced that begins with:

When one becomes familiar,
With an honesty felt......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXab XcXac aXXXbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101010 011001 11010011 00100001 0101010 100111 101 1101 10101101 001001010 1110100 11111000 010100011010 1101011000 10110111100 110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 152
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 One Taught And Experienced;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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