This is an analysis of the poem Whatever The Experience Teaches that begins with:

You be proud.
Don't let those doubts sit, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abccc cAC XXbAC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 11111 010101 11101010 01111001001 010101010 101 1100010010 101111100 100101 10101010 101 1100010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word teaches at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Whatever The Experience Teaches;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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