This is an analysis of the poem My Life To Live that begins with:

I've been connected!
To every aspect of my life....

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: ABACDefeXafa XABAABACDg Xgfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,10,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010 010011011 111010 01001111 11 01110111 11001111 1101110101 101111 01011 0100011 11101 11 10010 010011011 111010 10010 010011011 111010 01001111 11 001101 1001110 110100001 1 11111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 216
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, my are repeated.

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

  • summary of My Life To Live;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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