Analysis of Reflections of a Retired Teacher
In Special Ed, I taught for years
With children learning slow.
Some were depressed with silent tears
While some let anger go.
Much patience and encouragement
Was needed every day.
I gave them both with love I sent.
Attention all the way!
| Scheme | XAXA XBXB |
|---|---|
| Poetic Form | Quatrain |
| Metre | 01011111 110101 10011101 111101 11000100 1101001 11111111 010101 |
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 239 |
| Words | 47 |
| Sentences | 5 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
| Lines Amount | 8 |
| Letters per line (avg) | 24 |
| Words per line (avg) | 5 |
| Letters per stanza (avg) | 95 |
| Words per stanza (avg) | 21 |
About this poem
My 35-year career
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Written on January 12, 2024
Submitted by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
Modified by stevec.24118 on January 12, 2024
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