This is an analysis of the poem We Are Driven that begins with:

We are driven!
With a love for exhaustion....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabba acXdadac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1110 0011010 110011011 0110101 100101001 11010110 1001001 1100010 101001 101111 11001 010110011 101 11110 1110101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 206
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of We Are Driven;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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