This is an analysis of the poem A Thin Threading Done that begins with:

Desperate measures taken,
To improve what one has neglected......

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: abcXc deae abbadXcaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001010 001111010 10010110100 1101001 00100010100 101010 1010101 101010101 11110101 10101101 1010100110 11010110 010110101 010010 00101101001 0100101101 001110001010 0110001 10100011010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 220
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of A Thin Threading Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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