This is an analysis of the poem It's About The Craft that begins with:

It's about the craft.
And a consistency applied, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbccXdb AXaaAea ecX ddf X fXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,3,3,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101 10010001 01101010 11111010 01011 010101010 1011101 00101 11111001 1101011 1100101 00101 1110101 1111001001 11 11001101111 11101011 011100 11 001001101 1001000110110101 1100 11 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 It's About The Craft;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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