This is an analysis of the poem More Than Just A Few Steps Away that begins with:
When a life devoted to another is given...
And those sacrifices made, ...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXXXXaa cbcXXddXX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010100010010 1110101 10100100100 11010001001 01010101 0011100111 0010010 11011010 1010 111010110 1100110101 11010101110010 10101 0101101 0010011111 0111101 0010111101101
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 More Than Just A Few Steps Away;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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