This is an analysis of the poem I Love My Life, But Not Too Well that begins with:

I love my life, but not too well
To give it to thee like a flower,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbabA AcacA AdadA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11111111 010011010 10110101 100011110 11111111 11111111 01011101 10110111 010001001 11111111 11111111 01010111 01011111 01110111 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

    The author used the same word i at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines well is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word well at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of I Love My Life, But Not Too Well;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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