This is an analysis of the poem Whatever Needs To Happen that begins with:

You simply
Can't live a happy life...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXbXXdXaeXfeeffdfdXcfeXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110 110101 0011110 100111111 011110 11110 10110 100100001 1101101 1100101 110110101 01001 100010 1001010101 1010101111 10111 101110001 110101111 01 0111001 010110111 1101 0110101011100011 01101 10111011 110101011 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 833
  • Average number of words per stanza: 148
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Whatever Needs To Happen;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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