This is an analysis of the poem Tuitions Paid that begins with:

Commitment to discipline,
Is a lifestyle one adopts to adapt....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEB aEAEfcbbb ABCDEB caeeefagfff haEAEgbd dijkX blg XXfX ikldh XeefggegX blXj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,6,11,8,5,3,4,5,9,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100100 0011101001 10101010100 111 01001 1010011 11000001010 001010111 011101101 01001101 1101001011 01001010001 110110101 111101010 11010010 0100100 0011101001 10101010100 111 01001 1010011 11001 101001101010 0100110011 1010011110100 11001001011 101011111101 0111101001010 11100110101 1110011010 11011100010 1001011110 110 1000001010 001010111 011101101 01001101 110100101 110001100010 01010101 11 0010000100 11001101001 1100 11010011110001 11101 1110011101 11011111 1 1101001 01000110 1010101 010 1011001100 011010101 1 1010 1 101100 111 1001101110 10101 101000101 110100 1000100101 11 11100100 11110 001001000 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 70
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of Tuitions Paid;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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