This is an analysis of the poem I Am Life that begins with:

I am...
Committed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbCAdX AbCcc AbCcdX AbCc AEfAGAbCAEfAbCAGfAGAh aXAh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,6,4,21,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 010 01000010 11 10001 1 11 010 01000010 1001 0100 11 010 01000010 10101 1 1100 111 010 01000010 001000111 11 010010100 1 11 100110101 11 010 01000010 11 010010100 1 11 010 01000010 11 100110101 1 11 100110101 111 1 111 101010 11 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 46
  • Average number of symbols per line: 14 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    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.

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

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

  • summary of I Am Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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