This is an analysis of the poem Get Up Thankful To Be Blessed that begins with:

Feeling Blessed.
And with each day I am more receptive....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcc dX XeXe XfeX XXbaXb XgffddXXgaaac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,4,4,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1011111010 101110010100 00101 1101100 0111 1 111 11110 011111 110110101 1001101 11110 1111 11101 1110011110 1 1110 1011101 1011000101 10101110 00100 1 0110111 1101110 111010101 11010101 1101 0110101 1 1111101 11110001 11010 1110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 122
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Get Up Thankful To Be Blessed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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