This is an analysis of the poem How To Do Things 'Their' Way that begins with:

Those who age want to stay in place.
Fearing to let go......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbXcXXdda eXeXXcbdda
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101 10011 00101010 0100110110 01100011 110100 0111010 10110 1110010 01011 1111111 00100110 101111 011101011000 00100111110 101010101 1010101100 010010010 001011010 111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 338
  • Average number of words per stanza: 54
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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.

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

    The author used the same word those at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of How To Do Things 'Their' Way;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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