This is an analysis of the poem If I Understood The Art Of Being A Craftsman that begins with:

I can establish and build upon a mess.
To have some express they rest comfortably....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabbXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010110101 01101111000 1010101011001 1011 0110101010010 111101001010101 0100010000100100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 318
  • Average number of words per stanza: 58
  • Amount of lines: 7
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of If I Understood The Art Of Being A Craftsman;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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