This is an analysis of the poem The Lives Of Those Lived Self Centered that begins with:

Many are awakening to realize,
How empty their lives have been....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaaacXacXXXbddd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101000101 1101110 1001011 1010110 10010010 001101 11010111 1101111 1110101001 111111100 1011001 01101011 00101111111 110100111110 010010010 11101011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 575
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.

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

  • summary of The Lives Of Those Lived Self Centered;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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