This is an analysis of the poem Getting Things Done that begins with:

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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBCABBDE fbXb aBCABBDEede eX Gf chbeX ac GXecaeeaa aaX cecaaicjjibefXh cXXde
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,4,11,2,2,5,2,9,3,15,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 101 1011 0001 11101110 1101 111011 11 10011101 0111010100 0110100101 11101 101 101 1011 0001 11101110 1101 111011 11 00101 110111101 011010101 11001 11010111 11 111010 1110010 010010 011001110 110111 11110101 101 1101 11 11001 11111 1101010 10010011 1101 110100 0101 101101010 1010101 101101 11111011 011011 11111011 101001010 1110101 10110 011010010 011010 101011110 0001001010 110 010111 0101010001 111101 101111 010101 11 11 1 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 65
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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.

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

  • summary of Getting Things Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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