This is an analysis of the poem People Who Live that begins with:

People who live by the sea
understand eternity....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbca XXXdbbXb dbcbebXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 1010100 11001001 111001 0100011 101001 1110101 010010 1101 111 1001 111001 00110101 10101 101111 10010 11101 10101 1001001 1011010 010010 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 People Who Live;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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