This is an analysis of the poem Spice Of Their Lives that begins with:

As trite as popular expressions go...
'Success of material gain, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcbdXeadeefghbed di hdXXXdddjcfd bd eXejdcXacd gX Xid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 19,2,12,2,10,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111000101 10001001 0010001 0110000 00100011001 0100100010 10 10001011 01 010001101 1101 0111001101 0101 0100011010011 11001011 01010 11 1101 11100101001 10111010 11 1100100 11101000100 10101 0101 110 111001110 1101001110100 10000111110 010101 0101010 011111001 001010111110 111101 0100001011 1010001 1101001 0110110010 101 111010100100 11 100100 10010100101 0101001100 11010 110101001 01111000111 11010101010 01 1010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of Spice Of Their Lives;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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