This is an analysis of the poem I Live My Ministry that begins with:

Many inexperienced with listening,
And the difference it makes......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdefgfd Xhbeifhbh jXbkabX de X gij ihdXichjljljcXXX bX XckX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,7,2,1,3,16,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001000100 1010001 010110100 11011000101 1110110 011101 01001100101 0111010 111000101 111001 11101010 110110 001111 1011010111 111101010 00010011 1011110100 0001001101 111 1111110 1011001100 111 101111010 011 0111 111 01111111111 111111 11001 1010111 1010111101 110011010111 11 0101 10111 1101 11110100 1 110110 1010110100 11000101 1100100 11111100111 1 010101110 0101010110 1101 1111001101 01111111 10 111111010 1110101 01111100
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; to, i are repeated.

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

  • summary of I Live My Ministry;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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