This is an analysis of the poem Its Been Already Done that begins with:

Disbelieve this if you wish to keep deceived.
But it's already done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABABACC bXBdXdd AAEAA AAEAA ABABACCXAAEAA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,5,5,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00100110101 100101 010101010 10101 010101 001001 0100011101001 000101 00101010 10101 0110101 110100 011101000111 1010111000111 00100110101 0010001000111 00100110101 10100010 0111 00100110101 0010001000111 00100110101 10100010 0111 00100110101 100101 010101010 10101 010101 001001 0100011101001 00100110101 0010001000111 00100110101 10100010 0111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • 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.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word disbelieve is repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word found at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Its Been Already Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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