This is an analysis of the poem My Life that begins with:

after Henri Michaux
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: a bcXdbefXdXgXeehhcacXecfdiagXaahig
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,33,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 11010011 11010110001 011011010100 111101 11011110011 101010 11010011 111101100111 1100011101011 101000111101 110011100010101 111100 1110111001001 1110101 1011010011 11011010111 0010011110 111111101 11100 1001101 1100101 11100 1110101 1110001 1110101100111 111101 111011111 11010001 111011011 1110011001 011111 010010 010101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 241
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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; it, i, my, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words , i are repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase connects the lines.

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

  • summary of My Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!