This is an analysis of the poem Those 'How To...' Books that begins with:

The ones who once sat,
With a giving of attention....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXXab bcbdcc adbaXbec cX aXfXe XXdfd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,8,2,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 00100010 11000101 1110 101001 0111 010010 11111 11101000101 01100111010 0010101 011010101 1101100101 1110110101 111110010 11011011110 01010101 1011101 111101 000110100 111000011001 110111 111100111 10110001 1110011 11011000111 011001011 1111010100 100001010100 100 1111101111 101010111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 155
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, them, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Those 'How To...' Books;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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