This is an analysis of the poem Anything Will Do To Do That, Right? that begins with:

Anything will do to do that, right?
Anything to keep desires flavored fresh....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXbXbaX AXXXXb XXcbbbcXA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101010111 10101010101 01010010 1111001010 10010101 1111111 101110 101010111 001011001 1101101110 11010 011101 111 111010100 100110111101 010101101 11101010 1001010101 110101001110 1001110101 101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 193
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word anything 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 Anything Will Do To Do That, Right?;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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