This is an analysis of the poem Quest Of Learning that begins with:

To the brim filled their cup from the fount of each tavern
From rivers quenched thirst, the big and the small...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbX XbXXcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0011110010110 01010101101 111100110010 01001011101 11010001011 11111011011 01001010111 010001101111 0100100001011 1010110101100 0101101100010 0111101001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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  • summary of Quest Of Learning;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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