This is an analysis of the poem The Life That I Have that begins with:

The life that I have
Is all that I have ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaab aab aabbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 01111 101111 01 01111 001111 011111 01111 01111 1100101 101010 00111 0011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 103
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word a is repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines have is repeated).

    The poet repeated the same word yours at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of The Life That I Have;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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