This is an analysis of the poem Just For Being that begins with:

I agree with your assessments,
And the judgements that you've passed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXbaX defdgeghbc cabfaf aXfaeXXXchhb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,6,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101010 1010111 111 111010 01101 10110 11101010001 110 100111111 11111 0101010 0011101 110111 0110101 1110111 011100010 01110101 111111110 0011110 0101001101 01111101 101010010 1011111 111101011010 1100 11011101 11100 0111101 10010010000 01111 01001110 110011011 1111010 01111101 11110010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 260
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    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, from, of 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 Just For Being;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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