This is an analysis of the poem That Is 'Your' Outlet And Creativity that begins with:

You complain about your life!
And you do it as if it is on canvas....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXcd Xefaege HgeXcHgbdgdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,12,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 11101000110 100111 110010 0101001 10111110100 1 101011101 00111 1101010111 11110100 111010 11100100101 11 1 110101111 1111101011010 1101111 11 1 101010110 1110101010100 101001110 1100 11010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 225
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

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

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

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

  • summary of That Is 'Your' Outlet And Creativity;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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