This is an analysis of the poem Life Has Downs And Then There's Ups that begins with:
Whatever that you do,
Do it to yourself and no one else....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXXbBCADAXBCADA
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 110111 100101111 0111010100 11011010100 101011101 11110010001 1110010 1111111 00101101101010 1111111 11110010001 1110010 1111111 00101101101010 1111111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 278
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Life Has Downs And Then There's Ups;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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