This is an analysis of the poem Alive Together that begins with:

Speaking of marvels, I am alive
together with you, when I might have been...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbbXcbdbdeXXfgchdhccXihXfjdgfejbfaeeieef
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 41,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101101 0100111110 0101001001 1111010010 101001011 1010101011 110110110 10011111 01111001 00101110 0001001 110101 101000101 1110001001010 10100101 100101 111001101 110100101 1110110101 00100101 1101011 011011101 11101010 010011010 110111101 01001001011110 11001001010 010001010 1111001001 11000011 110010100 01001110 01011010 111101 111111001 010010110 11011110 110110110 110110110 110110110 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1399
  • Average number of words per stanza: 261
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words or, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of Alive Together;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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