This is an analysis of the poem Fingerprints Are All Over The Evidence that begins with:

It only takes one with a doing done,
To destroy with a displaying of being a decoy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbbbbbacXcaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0101100101 00100010010001 11111001 0100101001 001010101 111001001010 010011010 0101 1011101 111001001101 1010100001 010010001010 100110011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 496
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (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; with, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Fingerprints Are All Over The Evidence;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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