This is an analysis of the poem There Is A Vicariousness Lived that begins with:

Sometimes when I awaken,
I wish my mind was not so investigative....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbBC ddcXXXd eXXed AXBC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,5,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111010 111111101010 11110100 001 111101011 11011101 101111 1001001 01110001010 1001000101010 101101001 111100011001 1011110101 0110101010 0111010 0100101111100 0111010 11111111000 11110100 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; i, to, what are repeated.

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

  • summary of There Is A Vicariousness Lived;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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