This is an analysis of the poem Each Step Of Life that begins with:

To come to life and then to leave life,
Is not a probability....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdad BEE ceafffc CegddCed BEEcgefbXaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,3,7,8,11,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010111011 01010100 0100100010 11101101 111011011 0101101 101100011101 11101001110 101001011011 101001110100 11001101 1111010 1011000101101 1000010101 11110111 1010010 010011100101 1000101101001 10011010101 10010001 1001000101 101010111010001 1000101101001 1001011010010011 0110101101 11101001110 101001011011 101001110100 11110111101 1001101001 010010110001 01001110000100 1010010100111 1101 010001000101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 251
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, of, and are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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