This is an analysis of the poem Doing Nothing that begins with:
It is time,
For everyone to acknowledge......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: aXbcdcbb XXeX af X dfXcgeg
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,2,1,7,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 001 11010010 010100 0010100110 101101 110011010 101001 0110001 11110010 01001010 10110101 0101001110 11100011 011001011 1110100111010 11 1011 100101011 010101010010 1100111001 0010111010 0111001
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
- Average number of words per stanza: 23
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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 Doing Nothing;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of With A Doing That Is Pointless
- Analysis of People Have Their Own Interpretations
- Analysis of Those Who Have Lost Their Minds
