This is an analysis of the poem Anyone Will Do that begins with:

Anyone will do,
To accuse for their blunders....

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: ABAA aXcbXcccX ABAA ddadcdeXe ABAA XbafcXbXXABAfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,9,4,9,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001 0011110 10001 0100101 1101111 0011010 1110100 110101 101111 01011101 01010100 110100100 10101100 10001 0011110 10001 0100101 11101011 1101100011 110101011111 10001001001 1110100 0011101 1010101011 11101010 111101001 10001 0011110 10001 0100101 100 0101 11001011 01111001 1001000011100 101000 10100101 111001100 10001 0011110 10001 0101 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 175
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 43
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

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

  • summary of Anyone Will Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar