This is an analysis of the poem Qualified To Teach that begins with:

You have reminded me too many times,
Through your actions......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXcdcdX bacacXcXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101011101 1110 1011101 1111111010 1111110100 1010011101 1100010010100 01 111101000 110101 011010111010 0111101001 100111 1110100011 1001010010001 1 11001001101 11101 01110110 1101001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 343
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • 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:

    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; you, in, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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