This is an analysis of the poem To Babysit, Teach And Discipline that begins with:

There is something freeing,
When one is in an atmosphere......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDXe fdXddX ABCDgc edXcac XdfXdXg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010 11001101 1101000 011001 10101 00010010 1011010 110001001 00111100 01001 1010100 01000101010 101010 11001101 1101000 011001 1010100010 1010100 11001010 11001101 0100101011 11010101 011011010 11011110111 11 11011010110 000100 111110010100010 100101101101 0100111001101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 204
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 To Babysit, Teach And Discipline;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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