This is an analysis of the poem In The Knowing What One Has Done that begins with:

Doing something done,
From the goodness of one's heart......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcbXa XXbcXcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 0010011 111010010010 0100111010 1100100100010 00110101 1110100 01011 0101110010 0001011111010 001 001011010001 11000010010010 101010 0100 1101011001100
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

  • summary of In The Knowing What One Has Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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