This is an analysis of the poem Doing It Some Good that begins with:
It took years to close a door
that should not have been opened....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: XaaXXXbb acaXccXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0100101 1111010 1101010101 1010 0110 1001000 101111 01001110101 01101 01010 00110010 0100011101 0100010111 10111010 100100 0110001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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 Doing It Some Good;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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