This is an analysis of the poem Doing Something On Their Own that begins with:

I can find the restrooms in my home,
Blindfolded....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabXXaXaXXcaddaddbdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 21,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011011 110 111 11110111011 11000111010 1111011 011101100 110101111 10001011 0101000010 1011001 11101 0110101 11010111 1110011010 101101 0011101 100111 1011010 0101 100100101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 633
  • Average number of words per stanza: 115
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Doing Something On Their Own;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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