This is an analysis of the poem Feeding My Soul that begins with:

Why do you do what you do,
To get off....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXabcc dX ebfgehf gIJHDAdgIJHDAdaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,2,7,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111111 011 10111 10010111 11111111 1001 1101101 1101101 11011010111 10001011101011 111011100 011011 1100110 0110001 0111011001 10100100 001111 11011 0101011 010111 100100100 010111 11111 01100111111 1101011 0101011 010111 100100100 010111 11111 01011101 101 011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 236
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Feeding My Soul;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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