This is an analysis of the poem Living To Maneuver that begins with:

From afar...
And distant, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDEBFC bbgXXg ABCDEBFC hIfHIhHXhhfbdh ABCDEBFCXbHbfdbebh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,8,14,18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001 110 01010101 1010101101 010101010 01001 001001 11000100100 01101001 111001 0010001101 101011000 1011110 1011011100 001 110 01010101 1010101101 010101010 01001 001001 11000100100 111101 100010 10111001 11101 100010 1010010100 11101 10100101 1111 110100100 01101 10100101 011010 111010101010 001 110 01010101 1010101101 010101010 01001 001001 11000100100 1 11101 10001001001 10010100010 1101 11011000 10100010001 001101 1001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 245
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 53
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase to connects the lines.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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