This is an analysis of the poem Checking For Signs Of Life that begins with:
OUCH!
Why did you stick me, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XXa XXXXXX b XcXXabX cX XaX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,1,7,2,3,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 10111 011 10 10101 1101101 1101 1101 1110001000 1110 1 110001100 1 111001 10101010 11100 010110 01111110 1101 1 11111101010 0111000
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 75
- Average number of words per stanza: 14
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 20 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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.
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 Checking For Signs Of Life;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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- Analysis of What Is The Complaint?
