This is an analysis of the poem How To Survive Without Riches that begins with:

First,
We must relax....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcDEDEfX dca gcXDEddebe X XX gh eaX aiij ahbaa jdeaaiafi gX bjgeaaXa XihgeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,10,1,2,2,3,4,5,9,2,8,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1101 10101 10 0001 11001 0001 11001 010 101011001 1 11110 01010011 111111 10 110 0001 11001 011 001 1 0101 001 000 1 11010 1111 110010 11 1111001010011 101101001 1 10010 01010 1011101 1 101 1100101001 111 11 1001 0001 11001 101010011 11 111111110 111010 10 01 1011100 111 111111 101101 11110 1 11010010 101110100 01001101 111 10011011 10110 1010 10010110 1 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 13
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 99
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    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; with, my are repeated.

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

    The author used the same word trust at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines lesson is repeated).

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  • summary of How To Survive Without Riches;
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