This is an analysis of the poem Cakewalk that begins with:
I admit my life has been a cakewalk.
And every beating I've endured, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XabcbXcabcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10111100100 110010101 11111 111001010 1101101100 11101 10010000100 110100100101 111001010100 0010000101010101 10010011010101001
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 432
- Average number of words per stanza: 74
- Amount of lines: 11
- Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Cakewalk;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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