This is an analysis of the poem Screwing For Virginity that begins with:

You've got to roll with the punches,
If you're going to live life as it is....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXbXb cadXe XfXfaec bde X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,5,7,3,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010010 0110011100 101111 11100 10100101010 10101 11110011 011111100 100110 111101 1001 10100100 00101100 001101 111001100 1001 01110 11001011101 1001 110 100100 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Screwing For Virginity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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