This is an analysis of the poem Life that begins with:
Life...
Is my meaning....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aBACaD e afAFAD CDFDB aBACaD afAFAD aXaDcADEADEad CDFDBXad
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,1,6,5,6,6,13,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1 0110 11 00101 1 010101 01110 1 01101 11 10101 11 010101 1101000 110111 111101 0101 11010 1 0110 11 00101 1 010101 1010111 11101 11 10101 11 010101 110111 01101 1 010101 0110001 11 010100 011010 11 010100 011010 111 011101 1101000 110111 111101 0101 11010 11 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 9
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 100
- Average number of words per stanza: 20
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 17 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
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; it's, to are repeated.
The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word me 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 Life;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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