This is an analysis of the poem A Life that begins with:
Let us rise up and live! Behold, each thing
Is ready for the moulding of our hand.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaa Xbbacd Xecde X f XggfXg Xgfhih XihX X hj Xjhhjj XhbffX Xkk X lii Xlliil Xbbikk Xi
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,5,1,1,6,6,4,1,2,6,6,3,1,3,6,6,2,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: blank verse
- Metre: 1111110111 0101010011 1111010101 1100110111 0111111101 1 11010101101 11110101001 11011100101 1001111001 1001110101 1 1101011111 0101110111 0111000100 01111111111 1 1111111011 1 1100011001 1011010101 0101110111 0111011110 1011110101 1 1111010011 1011111111 1101111111 11111100111 1111111101 1 1101111101 1111011101 011101110111 1 1111111111 1101110111 1 11010101001 1001110101 1001110100 111101001 11010111001 1 0100011101 1101001101 1111011111 1111110101 11011101010 1 01101111111 1111111111 1 1111110111 1111011111 00110111111 1 11111101010 11110111010 1101011101 11011101101 01011100110 1 1111111111 1111111011 0111010111 1101011111 1111111111 1 1011111111
- Amount of stanzas: 18
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 73
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, long, and, we are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, we are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of A Life;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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