This is an analysis of the poem Doing That To Ourselves that begins with:

Anyone convinced to believe,
It is their duty and obligation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaba cbcbbaa ddX Xa XdXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,3,2,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10001001 0011011010 00101010101 10100010001 01001101010010 0111101 11111010 1000100111010 01110100100 01001010 1010100010 1101110 100100111001000 1111011111010 10110100001 101110101000 1 10110101011010 11101001 11010001001 10111101110 0111010101010010 110010111010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 187
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 That To Ourselves;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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