This is an analysis of the poem Naïve About Life that begins with:

Respect given,
With it a shown humility......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdadXecXece eccbXddcfbfa dcfdcdbf XgHXXfdX gHfeddcXbeedc X Xd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,12,8,8,13,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110 00010100 11000100 11000100 1010001 100100100 11011 0100100101 1100011 10101 111001 000101001010 1010001 1100111 0101010 0001001 110100110100 101011101 00100001 010010111 1100111 1011010011 1110110 010000111010 10101110001 1010010111 110001 11101011010 100100111 1010111001 1001101000011 1001001100 0110111001 101 00100 1010010 1100101 110001010 10111111101 101001 010101001 1 1010010 1101 1100101000010 110100100001 11100100101 0010100111 110 10100 010001 111100001101 1100101001 01001100000010 11 1011 01000001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 262
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 57
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; to, with are repeated.

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

  • summary of Naïve About Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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