This is an analysis of the poem Life Is A Growth Process that begins with:

What would you like for me to say?
I feel your pain? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: abcadX aeXXeXX dd bedX bf eeeXfcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,2,4,2,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 1111 1 011 0101111 111011 10101010011 110110010100 100111101 100111 0011111 1010100 0010100001001 0101111101 11111111011 0101011100101 00 111101 1101111001 111111 1010100010011 100111 1010110001000011 101100101010 01010101 1100111010 11011101 11111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Life Is A Growth Process;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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