This is an analysis of the poem 'Down' For The Good that begins with:

Don' did it...
Did it and don' with it! ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAXbcbcAAXbabXbAAcaXaAAX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100 001100 11110111001 1101 11011 101001 0100101 100 001100 0101 11100111 1111 00111101 1111001010 0111101 100 001100 1001010 110111 01101 10001 100 001100 1101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 601
  • Average number of words per stanza: 118
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; it is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word that is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines it is repeated).

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

  • summary of 'Down' For The Good;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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