This is an analysis of the poem Taking Those Tests that begins with:

I am not blessed to live each day,
To look forward as I trace my pace......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaX baXab caacX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11110111 011011111 101111111 1101001011 11001010101 10110101011 1110010101101 110101110 01100100 11011011110 11101010111011 0111110010 01010100 11101111001 001000101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 213
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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:

    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; i, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Taking Those Tests;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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