This is an analysis of the poem Do This With Interest Shown that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabaccdefeegXXXegXebbcbdcXf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 27,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110 10111 111001 001011 110 10101100 11111111 100110101 101001 10 10100100 11001010 1110100101 1010110111 1101010010101 101001 111101001001 1 1101010010 1 0110101 10 111110 11 110101010 010101000100 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 751
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 With Interest Shown;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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