This is an analysis of the poem The Art Of Life that begins with:

If anyone believes,
The one standing alone......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDeeca ABCDefbX GhfGfei effhfXgia
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,7,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010001 011001 10011011 101 101001010010 0100010100 011010100 1010100101 010001 011001 10011011 101 101100 11101 001010101 1010101 10001 1101101001 01010 10001 1011110101 011100 1110101 1001001011000010 11001 111001001101001 001010110011111 0101010100100010 1000100101001 0101 01010000110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word if at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of The Art Of Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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