This is an analysis of the poem Living Isn't Easy that begins with:

Living isn't easy,
If one's mind is being scarred....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDAXDBCEBC cXffAgb gchah ABCDAXDBCEBC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,7,5,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100010 0110101 101010110 1101110001 10100010 0100101101 1010101101 0111 0111101 110010 0101111 1110101 10111 01010001 11101010001 1111100111 100010 1101101101 1010110010 010001010111 10010001 1000101 01001101100 100110101 100010 0110101 101010110 1101110001 10100010 0100101101 1010101101 0111 0111101 110010 0101111 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Living Isn't Easy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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