This is an analysis of the poem Without A Listening Sought that begins with:

Experience to get can not be taught.
Nor can a comprehension begin, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcabdd Xefae aggeae X fca XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,6,1,3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100011101 110101001 0101001 1100111 01111001 110000101 01101101 1111101 1110101 0111 0101010101 1011010 11011 11101101 11 0001010 100101101001 010101100010 010100111001 11001100101 10101101 1 11011 110100 11010111 1111000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; 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 Listening Sought;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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