This is an analysis of the poem Today As I Reflect Upon My Blessed Life that begins with:

I have been tested and criticized,
By the best....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbc bcXXXb XdbbbabXdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,6,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101101 101 1111001 0100101111 110010 1110100101 11110100 10101 01101111110 110110111 01110101111 110111101 1010100100101 1111111 1010101001 01100100100 01001010100101 101100101 1111010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, i are repeated.

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  • summary of Today As I Reflect Upon My Blessed Life;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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