This is an analysis of the poem Live Your Life that begins with:
What do you want?
'A life.'...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: AXBXCXC Xd AXBXCXC XBBD AXBXCXC XBBD AEAfAEAf XBBD AXBXCXCXAEAfAEAf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,2,7,4,7,4,8,4,16,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1111 110 1111 110 11110 110 11101010 1111 101001111 1111 110 1111 110 11110 110 11101010 1111 01011 1111111101 1111111 1111 110 1111 110 11110 110 11101010 1111 01011 1111111101 1111111 11110 111 11110 1 11110 111 11110 1 1111 01011 1111111101 1111111 1111 110 1111 110 11110 110 11101010 11110 111 11110 1 11110 111 11110 1
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 58
- Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 4
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Live Your Life;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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