This is an analysis of the poem Vocation that begins with:

When the gong sounds ten in the morning and I walk to school by our
lane....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXcXdXbdeXXcXdXeeaXecXca
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011100101110111 1 1001110101010010 100 101001011101111 11111101111111 1110010101100110 10010100 11100101111001 111101011010010 01 111110011101 01111110101110011 11 11100100100110100 111011010 1101100101110110 1 1111110100101011 1 0101110101111 0100111001 01010101100111 011101101001 1110010100111 100110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 230
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (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; he, no, must, his, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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