This is an analysis of the poem Only 'It' Provides Our Every Need that begins with:

Such a rewarding life.
Full with twists and turns....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abac dXeefg hid XX XeXege bc XdX iddj cb kbkgbgXle XX Xadc gg bgfb ghgejXl X e XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,3,2,6,2,3,4,2,9,2,4,2,4,7,1,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 10111 10011 0110001010 1111 1101 111100101 1101 0110 0100 111010010 1111 10001010101 1 10011 1011 0101010 1001 101111010 001000100 001 11011000110 010011010 1 101 0100 01011001101 1010111001 1110010 11010 11001 100010101011 11110100 101011 1 100 0100 01010100101010 1 1 1110 1 101010101 1 1110 01100001 100010010 11110 110101111 10001101010 00101001000 0100 110000 0100110 01010010 1101 101101011 10100100 11001 11101011 1011 1011000 11 011010100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 18
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 86
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 64
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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, be are repeated.

    The author used the same words who, and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Only 'It' Provides Our Every Need;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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