This is an analysis of the poem Some People Are Just Lucky that begins with:

What, if anything, in a tomorrow wished,
Is guaranteed? ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDB XebfXf XcABCBDB bXff XX c XX eaaX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,8,4,2,1,2,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101000111 0101 000100001000101 010100111001 0101010 1101011101 11000111 11111 01101101 11011101 1000100 01001010111 110 01001 10101000111 0101 000100001000101 010100111001 0101010 1101011101 11111100010101 111010011110 1101111 0101110100 11011111010101 11111101101 1101 111110101 101110101 1111 11111 010101111101 1111110 1 1101110
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 127
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Some People Are Just Lucky;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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