This is an analysis of the poem The Way This Life Is that begins with:
Judgements you make and place on others,
Not living up to your expectations......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aab XcaX daaceX CacXebe dXCXa
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,6,7,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101111110 1101011010 11101011010 011001010 11101001001 01010 101100001 110 011000101010111 00101011110010 11011 0101011010100 01110011101 11 001010 1111010001 111011101 0100 101001 0101010100 111111010 10101010001 11 001 010
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 160
- Average number of words per stanza: 28
- Amount of lines: 25
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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; you is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Way This Life Is;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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