This is an analysis of the poem Life Lived On Mars that begins with:

Would a life lived on Mars,
Have entitlements....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBBBCb AdXbdX bXddbdd dXefgaacegaaXABBBBCbgdddf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,7,25,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 10100 1011100 11010 001001 110 1 101111 011110001 001 0111 11 0101 1011101100 00111 1111 11100101 0111 101 1110101 1011100101 11010 011101011 11010101 1 011110101 101011010 111010011 11110101101 1 01101101010 001 101111 10100 1011100 11010 001001 110 1 1 0101100001 110101 0111001110 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 212
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 is repeated.

    The author used the same words would, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Life Lived On Mars;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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