This is an analysis of the poem Take It Easy that begins with:

When I was boxing in the ring
In 'Frisco back in ninety-seven,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcX dedXbfXXgegeefXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110001 010101010 11011101 011011110 11111101 110001010 11010111 10101110100 11110111 011111010 01010101 11101110100 11110111 100111010 110111100 1101110100 11110101 110111010 01010111 110110010 11010101 110101010 11011101 110111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 445
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

    The poet repeated the same word longer 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 Take It Easy;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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