This is an analysis of the poem Is It Working? that begins with:
I take full responsibility,
For the dire turn of currents events....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aX XXbXbX Xaac X ddceXecXX X F XX F X
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,4,1,9,1,1,2,1,1,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111010100 1010101001 1 1001 1 1010010 110 110101000 1 111000 1101010100 011100 11011101001 1 1111 1111110 010001 1111 01010001 110101 0011110101 0010011 1110000100 0010 1 1 0010 1010000
- Amount of stanzas: 10
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 62
- Average number of words per stanza: 12
- Amount of lines: 28
- Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
- 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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Is It Working?;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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