This is an analysis of the poem Still Trying To Learn That Lesson that begins with:

In my wildest dreams,
I would never have imagined......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdX BECfdc egcXc BECfce aeghdiaa chXiib
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,6,8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01101 11101010 10111001 011111110 11111010 1110101 01101 101000 11110 1111010 01010000 1101010010 11101 010001 111010101011 10010110111 1110101 01101 101000 11110 0101011 0010001 10101 11100001101101 10010001100101 110 1111001110 111011 10110111 001001010 111101 10110110 10100111 10110100 0100111011 0010101000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; my, to, with 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 i, and 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 Still Trying To Learn That Lesson;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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