This is an analysis of the poem Send Me Back To Loving School that begins with:

Send me back to loving school.
Oh my! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCD Aedb FGFGFBFB hAifX BFXFfFii ehACD Aid FGFGFBFB bABFGFGF ABFGFGF ABFGFGFXABFGFGFGFGFFA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,8,5,8,5,3,8,8,7,21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110101 11 11001 01101 1110101 0011 11011 1001011 110 01101 110 01101 110 01101 110 01101 1 1110101 11 110111 10100111 11 110 10101 110 01111 110 00111 11110011 11111 1 1110101 11001 01101 1110101 0101 110111011101 110 01101 110 01101 110 01101 110 01101 1 1110101 11 110 01101 110 01101 110 1110101 11 110 01101 110 01101 110 1110101 11 110 01101 110 01101 110 1110101 11 110 01101 110 01101 110 01101 110 01101 110 110 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 80
  • Average number of symbols per line: 18 (very short strings)
  • 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, i, need are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same words send, oh at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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  • summary of Send Me Back To Loving School;
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