This is an analysis of the poem Your Life May Not Be Considered Terrific that begins with:

No matter what one sees,
To compare with belief......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: ABXbXc dcedcXcXc ABaXaeX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,9,7,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 001001 10110100010 100011 101100 1101101 11110010010 1110011010001 1001101 00100000111 10000 10001001 111001000010 001000100 11011 110111 001001 1101 1100100101 10101010 1111 101111110 1 111011100 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 196
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; it is repeated.

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

  • summary of Your Life May Not Be Considered Terrific;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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