This is an analysis of the poem Self Healers that begins with:

Wouldn't it be great,
If our lives were as delicious......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXbaX accXbc XcXXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 01101010 111001011 111010111 101010100 10111101 110110010011 1100110101010 0011100111011 100101010001 101101101 111111011 1101000010 1101110 100100100 111010100 11101010001 01111001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 224
  • Average number of words per stanza: 41
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Self Healers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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