This is an analysis of the poem Maybe Then You Can Get On With Your Life that begins with:

...and,
When you are left in contemplation of the error......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdcXdeXeXcXbffa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1111010100010 01101101000 101 1111011 010101010 000010101101 11101011 0101010 11011010 01 1111000 001010 0101010101 11101010 111 11101010101 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 539
  • Average number of words per stanza: 88
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Maybe Then You Can Get On With 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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