This is an analysis of the poem Their Own Way Of Life that begins with:
Decadence does not undecandent itself.
Overnight....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbXbc Xbbd ccecaX bbXdXe X eX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,6,6,1,2,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 10011100001 101 1010101011 0101011 100011 101010111 10100010 0100100 1001 11101 01101011 1110010 11101011010 011110101010 01011010111 11101 11010 111110 01101011 11111110111 1011110100 10100101 11011100 10100100011011 10111110111 1010011111010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
- Average number of words per stanza: 26
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; their, they are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word their is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Their Own Way Of Life;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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