This is an analysis of the poem Something That Justifies Your Nonexistence that begins with:

I know you would love to excuse your abuses,
With apologies and visions of being reborn! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ab XcadXcce XcXXeddb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111110011010 0010011001011 110 10110010101100 1111101010010 10111 0010011 11001110 11110111010 1011101 111011 1010100101010 110110111000 11101110101 1111 1111010110101011 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

  • summary of Something That Justifies Your Nonexistence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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