This is an analysis of the poem Life that begins with:

Mystic Miracle, daughter of Delight,
Life, thou ecstasy,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdbd efef gbgc hchc cici jdjd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010010001 11100 10100011 00100 1111101 10101 1110100 10011 1101101 01101 10101011 11111 1111101 11100 1010101 11100 1010111 10101 1010111 10101 1101101 11111 1110110 111 10011101 101101 1110111 11111
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 98
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (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; and, like, i are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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