This is an analysis of the poem Given A Separate Life To Live that begins with:

This has to be 'divine' intervention.
And so happy I am you called, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABA cbbdeefgXX ABAbaea cX dcfcgX XX cdXbfXa XXacd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,10,7,2,6,2,7,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01001001010 11101111 011010001010 11 10101010 01011111 11 111001101 00100011101 111011101100 111 1011110101101 111100010101 01001001010 11101111 011010001010 1 10010101010 0110100 101 11011 10111 01 01 1110 1 11010111001 1011110011 1 11100011111 1 1111100011 111111100001 00110 10 1110100101101 01 101 01 11 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of Given A Separate Life To Live;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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