This is an analysis of the poem Lives I'Ve Attempted To Live that begins with:

A doing to disprove,
The many experiences I have had......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcXdeefea ebgXXX XX f bX eX X gdXhad bX hiXXX XiX ie X bcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,6,2,1,2,2,1,6,2,5,3,2,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 01001000111 0101000 00010011101 1001010 11111 111010111 1110011 0111011000010 1100111001 1101101001 110101 1010111101010 1111 10111101011 01010110110 1011011010 1 1011011 10 11 10010100 111111 1101 11 10111111101 110101 0111010100 0010010 1110111101 01111010010 101 1001 11110 11 1010010 111101101 111111010010 1 1111 11010100 1011010001101 011110 110101110101 1101 110101 11010111 111100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to, i, he are repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Lives I'Ve Attempted To Live;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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