This is an analysis of the poem To Dust Up that begins with:

As a learning experience,
It is much more difficult......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXdeX bXXadfcd bbfeaXeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10100100 0011100 001100010 100010 010001111 0100100111 101000110 0101111 111010101000 01001100 0111100100100 1101111101011 01000101001 011110 010100101101101010 00111001001001 11101111010 10110011100 0101101011100110 10110101001 1001000100001 11011101011 00100001 0111101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 331
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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