This is an analysis of the poem Life Is A Series Of Exhibits that begins with:

Opportunities are there.
And often unannounced....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba bcdbebcb fcfffgeafXecb XcfbbXefgedcedddfXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,13,19,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010011 110101 0011111 1101 0101010 1001 010001 011010010 10100101 01010101 0101010101 111111 01011 1111010 1011101 1111101 0110 1110 10101 111 010101 010 11001 101011 101 100100010 1110011 11010101 111001011000 011010100 1110101110 0001 101010011 100011101 00111111 1001001 010100 101011 00100011 1100110 010100101 100100011 100100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 295
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word being is repeated.

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

  • summary of Life Is A Series Of Exhibits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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