This is an analysis of the poem Hands-On Involvement that begins with:

Can you comprehend any of this?
With bricks crumbling to the ground......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABAB acbabXc XaXc ABABXbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,7,4,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111011000 01100001 1001001 110100101 10111 010101 00100010 10101111001 1010110 101 0010100 0101001 101010010 0010100 0111010 111011000 01100001 1001001 110100101 1001101 11010100010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Hands-On Involvement;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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