This is an analysis of the poem Do This For Yourself that begins with:

Waking up and giving 'thanks',
Should dawn......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XAb Xba XaXcXa cdedXXeD XAeD
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,6,8,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011101 11 1010010 11010101 110100010 1111011 01010101 10111 11010101 0 110110 0101111 110100110 101 11010011 101 11010001 10 1 10110101 1011101 11 1 10110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 117
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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 Do This For Yourself;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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