This is an analysis of the poem Suggested Exits that begins with:

I lived through many seasons,
That came to go with an appreciation done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDDDAb Xbeeaeca aaXcaXXXXABCDDDAd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111010 110101010101 1101001010 1100100 111001000100 1101110110 111011100101 111001 01100111011 11110101101 1110001 100111100010001 001010101010 01101101011111 111011001101 1101011000111 110011010111 1000000101 101010111 10100101010 010001010 10111101 1111010011111 11010111011111 1111010 110101010101 1101001010 1100100 111001000100 1101110110 111011100101 111001001001010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Suggested Exits;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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