This is an analysis of the poem Doing That Is Rude that begins with:

You know better than I do,
What it is you want and perceive as a need....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabbbc aX Ad aX AXc dXXX Adee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,2,2,2,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111 10011101101 11 110110101010 01001100101 10010 111010 1111100111 11 1 101100011 11011011111 11 1001101 1100100111010 11111001 1110110100 01 1101010 11 011011101011 110010 10110100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 89
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 That Is Rude;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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