This is an analysis of the poem Doing The Best They Can that begins with:

The hardest thing people are finding,
Almost impossible for them to face today......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaXaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 010110110 110100100101 0011110101 1101010010 1101111111 1100111 0111011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 284
  • Average number of words per stanza: 52
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of Doing The Best They Can;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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