This is an analysis of the poem Life Lost To Fleas that begins with:

There is so much to it,
Than to just lay down and do it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABBccXdadXXddAABBbXbdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 23,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101100 10111110 01110111 1101101011001 101101111110 0010001000100 0101001011111011 011001010010 0101110101001 11000110010001 11111011 10111000111 110110 010001101001 101100 10111110 01110111 1101101011001 11010101 0101101010111 01010001101 00111101000 001010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 975
  • Average number of words per stanza: 171
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of Life Lost To Fleas;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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