This is an analysis of the poem Living My Life that begins with:

In the living my life,
I have arrived to feel free......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdX ebXefb acfcc Xedafgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001011 1101011 0010010101 1010001 111001 1010010 1 01 010101 101001 10011 101101010 0010011 1111001 10011 1111111 0101010100 11111100101 01110010001 0110010111001 10010011 0100110101111 11100111 1101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 183
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • 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:

    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 is repeated.

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

  • summary of Living My Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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