This is an analysis of the poem Get Off The Seesaw that begins with:

Find the living of your life...
Awesome....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcdbe XEXEcEX acdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 10 01111101 11001 1111010010 0101110101 1000111011 111101001 11011 11110111 11011 100101011101 11011 110010101000 111100010 010101111111 111111111010010 01011101110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Get Off The Seesaw;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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