This is an analysis of the poem Ch 07 On The Effects Of Education Story 05 that begins with:

The son of a pious man inherited great wealth left him by some uncles, whereon he plunged into dissipation and profligacy, became a spendthrift and,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcaX d XeXf g bXbh h feXbed XXgecd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,1,4,1,4,1,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010010101001111111010110010101101001011101111001010000111000100101111111100101010101011001101110110100100010010010 01111111100 01010101 010110010 010010001011 101010100010111011100010101110010100101101010010011010010110101111001010010000010001001001001100011010010 11100001011 11011001 1010110101 0100111101001 111101111110100101010100110101010010101010010101001001010 110111010100110100 1110101010 1010001011000100 0110010010 110111010110111111111001010110111010011101110001011001000100100110100111101010100111 11110111011 1101100010101 011101110101010 010110000100 100101011001 1111000010010 10111101010001001001110101011110110101111001101111101010101010011010100010100101010010101010010011011 01010001001010 1110101001 0111010001 0100111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 107 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 18
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, no, in, of, not, it, my, his, thou, i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Ch 07 On The Effects Of Education Story 05;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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