This is an analysis of the poem Each Day You Live that begins with:

Feel blessed.
Give thanks and be grateful....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdXeafXXeagXfcgabgd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 111010 11011 110110110 1111010110 11110 0110 01111011 10111010110 101100101 10010 100 10011011 1111 011001 11100110 111001 11100 101100010001111 111 11101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 592
  • Average number of words per stanza: 114
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; you is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Each Day You Live;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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