This is an analysis of the poem Leave People Who Live Life Alone that begins with:

Some may say I don't 'NEED'
But that I 'WANT'! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXAbacd eeaXXfcXfff XXAbcgdg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,11,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1111 111111 101111 0110110111 111010110 0101 1110101111 11111011101 101101101001 1100010111101 001 101011101101 01100 0110 10011011 1001 100100101 111111 1111 111111 1001111 10110110 111 00010 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 50
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, they are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words but, sometimes, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Leave People Who Live Life Alone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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