This is an analysis of the poem The Lesson that begins with:

I keep on dying again.
Veins collapse, opening like the...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbacXdcaXdbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111001 10110010 11010 10 100011 101111 101101 01000 1101110 10111 11111 11110 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 300
  • Average number of words per stanza: 56
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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