This is an analysis of the poem Without A Curriculum To Follow that begins with:

Putting an end to inner fears,
And what appears to others......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXa bcdccb XcXXac X EBF X b X cebXX X cXcdEBF
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,6,1,3,1,1,1,5,1,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10110101 1101010 110100 01100010 0010001001010 01110001001 011100101 00111011101 101111001 01101 11010001101 110 1101100 110010011 0100100010 10101111001 101000011101 100111010111 10101000111 110110010 110101 1111110100101 100101010101 11010111010110010 10110 111011110101 01 110100111 100011 1011011 01 1 1100 1 10101000111 110110010 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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, of are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Without A Curriculum To Follow;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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