Analysis of A Lesson Taught
If I could teach you a lesson,
I wonder what you will say,
Should I teach you now I ask,
Teach you here today,
What is it I ask of you,
In which you wish to learn,
Is it something so special,
Something that you yearn,
If only you could tell me,
The easier it would be,
But if that is impossible,
Then let the lesson free,
It will never hurt you,
To learn something so new,
Just close your eyes, and imagine,
The answer will be so true,
If I could teach you a lesson,
What is it I ask of you,
Could you then teach me,
Yes my love please do.
| Scheme | Abxb Cded ffef ccac ACfc |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain (60%) Etheree (30%) Tetractys (20%) |
| Metre | 11111010 1101111 1111111 11101 1111111 011111 1110110 10111 1101111 0100111 11110100 110101 111011 111011 11110010 0101111 11111010 1111111 11111 11111 |
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 520 |
| Words | 113 |
| Sentences | 1 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 20 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 20 |
| Words per line (avg) | 6 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 81 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 23 |
About this poem
Life and the lessons within.
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Written on June 14, 2021
Submitted by jennybabygirl6982_1 on June 14, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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