This is an analysis of the poem Once Doubt Is Gone that begins with:

Those experiences in life one gets to live,
To witness with a doing done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdddddbcba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101000011101 01000101 01010101 000101100 1101000100001 01110011001 00110010100101 1100100101 001010001 00100100001001 11101 0100010101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 489
  • Average number of words per stanza: 83
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, with are repeated.

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

  • summary of Once Doubt Is Gone;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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