This is an analysis of the poem I Like It that begins with:

I like,
Those moments of life you live......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbcaXa dbcce AdXecdeX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 1100111 101 1001001001 11010 00010010 101010110 110 1001111 11010111 010111110 00100101 11 0 111 101011101 001010100 11001 11111101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is 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 Like It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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