This is an analysis of the poem Life Gets More Exciting that begins with:

I did not wake up one day
And decided I would be 60 years old....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbccXdaXXXXddbdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011111 1010110101 1101011 0110101 1111010 111100010 110 1010110100 111110101 101001100 01001 1100111 01001010001010 0110010001 1011010100010 001101010 01010010010001 110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 609
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Life Gets More Exciting;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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