This is an analysis of the poem The Course Of Life that begins with:

You too wanted better things, but love
forces all of us down. Sorrow bends us more ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXX aXXa XbXX aaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010111 10101110111 100101100100 1010001010 101100101 111010101 10110011010 101101 0111100110 0110101110 101110000 01011 0111111 101111010 101011011101 01001101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 The Course Of Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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