This is an analysis of the poem Couldn'T Afford To Be Lost! that begins with:

You have not wasted my life,
By finding yours....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcXc abdX bdbXb ABcXcbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,5,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 1101 11011 11101011 01101 1010011101 1101101010 11011011001001 1001110010 1111010101 010101 1011111010 10011 111101011001110 1111011 1101 11001001 1010011001111 1100111110 111 11100 111110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 178
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

    The poet repeated the same word is 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 Couldn'T Afford To Be Lost!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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