This is an analysis of the poem I Exist For No Other Purpose that begins with:

I am asked to give my support,
For this cause and that....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaa XbaaaXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 10111 111011101 111111 1110010010 1101111 1101110101 11101 101111010101 1001100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of I Exist For No Other Purpose;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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