This is an analysis of the poem Just Get Up. Stand Tall. And Walk that begins with:

After spending more than sixty years,
Of appearing on various creative stages....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXbX cdcXefXbX aXadbXXfXX X bbX e X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,9,10,1,3,1,1,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011100 0010110001010 110010 010111011010 11101001000 111100100110 001001001111 10010101001011 101001110100011 101001010110 1010001101010 1 11011101101 00101 110011111101 011100011100 110101001010100 1010110110110 11011011011 1101110111101 1101101010 1010001100 0010001 110101110101 11 001111010 11 11 11110 1111111 1 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 166
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; with, to, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Just Get Up. Stand Tall. And Walk;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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