This is an analysis of the poem Our 'Lives' Given that begins with:
We celebrate that which uplifts,
With a premeditated anticipation....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaXbaXXaXXXbXcc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 11011110 000101000010 1111110101 010110 0101100101 0010100 111001 0111101010 110110111001 10101001000 010110111 101110 11010001 11 1101100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 473
- Average number of words per stanza: 80
- Amount of lines: 15
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Our 'Lives' Given;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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