This is an analysis of the poem Everyone Does It that begins with:

It is difficult to refuse the creating,
Of excuses to make....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXcde fgchiic bX gihje XfeedaX ea X X cX X jbheX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,2,5,7,2,1,1,2,1,5,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 001000010010 001001 0010011101 010100110101 1101001100100 001000110110 100010 10100111 110000101 110100101101 0011110 0100110010 1110111010 10110101001 110101011000 10101111010 011100101010 11100111 1001010001 11110011 1 101 0101010101 001000 1111101010100 111101 1011100100 1 111010 11 10 1010111010 1101010100 1011010100 11101 111111 10100110011 11111110111 01011000
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Everyone Does It;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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