This is an analysis of the poem Done To Infect And Infest that begins with:

An effective ineffectiveness,
Has kept you sufficiently......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXb Xaa XaXb bbXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 101010100 1110100 0010101 101010 11110101 00111010001 10011010 110010001 001010100011 1101011001 1101001101 01010101001001 1010101010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 124
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Done To Infect And Infest;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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