This is an analysis of the poem Just Like That that begins with:

All of my life I had observed those,
Who sacrificed......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdXbXe fbXfX BaagdaaahB baaggB abcbhXe XXbfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,5,10,6,7,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111011 1101 0001011 110101 01 10011010 10101 1 00110110 11111 011100101 111 10111 11111011 11110011011 101011100 101101010010 101101001001 1011110011 101111010101 101111111 1011100 1101001 11110011011 1110011011 1011010110 1011010111 10111110001 101111101 11110011011 0111010 10001 111100111 1001 111110 0101110010 0101010100101 110010 110100 111 011011 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; who, people, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words people, to are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines that is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word that at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Just Like That;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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