This is an analysis of the poem My Faith 'Is' My Life that begins with:

An achievement to reach,
To declare successfully accomplished......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbbcdad X abcXeXfecga XX gfXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,11,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 101001 0010100010 11010000101 111110111 000101000101 011101101001 010010010010100 10110010 1101001101001 11101111011 1101010011 1101011001110 1110110 011110011 0010101 110111 0110101010101 1101111001 101011110001 110001000111 1011101010101010 1 00101011 11 11111 10110101001011 010111101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 207
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; i, to are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word my is repeated.

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

  • summary of My Faith 'Is' 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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