This is an analysis of the poem Live It As It Exists that begins with:

More than a few are possessive,
Of a privacy they protect......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABcde feeghXh ABFG XcdgeX ABFGgXeXdbce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,4,6,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011010 00100101 1011110 10100 0101 10010 101011 101111100 1010001010 000100100 0101010100 1010000100 11011010 00100101 110010 110011010 11010110 100101 0110011010 11101001 10010110 110101101 11011010 00100101 110010 110011010 00101 1111001 1101001 10111010 001100 1111101 10101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

    The poet repeated the same word exists at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Live It As It Exists;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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