This is an analysis of the poem Like A Jackhammer Does To Concrete that begins with:

Believe in what you choose.
That has remained your policy....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AXXXXabAXXcbXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 010111 11011100 01000100101 111 001111001 100010 101101010 010111 1101111001 110101100101 10100010111 1110111 110 0100101101 1001000
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 486
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Like A Jackhammer Does To Concrete;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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