This is an analysis of the poem Of My Father's Doing that begins with:
Why is it...
Your reality fades....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCdeXfdbf Xfacab ABCcbdgbeff ecggafbaXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,6,11,10,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 100 101001 11010 111011001 110100101 01010100101 111001001 1011010 10010100 110 10101101 11100010 110100111 100011111 111 1011010011 100 101001 11010 11100010 0110101 111011 01111100001 10110 11 1011001 001001011001 011100 011010 111100101 110110011001 011010010101 1010101101 1011010 111101 110001000100 111111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 280
- Average number of words per stanza: 50
- Amount of lines: 37
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Of My Father's Doing;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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