This is an analysis of the poem Deeds Done They Do that begins with:

I am not angered at all,
About what has happened....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABBbXbcdXddABBXbcbXbecfeXbfaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 30,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111011 011110 11010011010 11010 00111111010 11001000100 11010101010001 110101100 111100011010 11100100100 1110010110001 1111011 011110 11010011010 101000111 1101 111111 111111101 10100110 001001 11010000100 011001101010 1011 0011010 101 1110101 00111101 0111111101 1010101 110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1025
  • Average number of words per stanza: 178
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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

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

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines happened is repeated).

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

  • summary of Deeds Done They Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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