This is an analysis of the poem Just To Claim Something Done that begins with:

Hope without faith,
Is much like doing charity work......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX aXXb cbcbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 011101001 110111 0110110 10010100011 001001000011010 0100101010 1010 0101010101111 0001 10101101101101 1011 101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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  • summary of Just To Claim Something Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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