This is an analysis of the poem My Life's Begun that begins with:

I know
About rocky roads...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDAEBFG BHFH BHFHi ABFFCBHG BHFH BHFHi ABCDDAEBFG ABFFCBHGXidhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,4,5,8,4,5,10,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 01101 101011001 111 01111 1011 0100 110 101 111 0011011 11101001 1011101 111111 0011011 11101001 1011101 111111 011101 11 101 1101 0111 111100111 010010 010010 11 0011011 11101001 1011101 111111 0011011 11101001 1011101 111111 01111 11 01101 101011001 111 01111 1011 0100 110 101 111 11 101 1101 0111 111100111 010010 010010 11 111111 001 011101 1110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 58
  • Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 My Life's Begun;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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