This is an analysis of the poem Learning To Live My Life that begins with:

Does that apparatus,
Provide you with a sense of status? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXcXXcX ddb ebffXXXXfecd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,3,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 011001010 101111 010000101 0011100 111101001 00110010 00111110 0011 1001010010 00100110100101 100110010101 11 110 100101101001 0010 1010001010 111101 100111 1001 11001010 01010001 10101010 1101 110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 243
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Learning To Live My Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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