This is an analysis of the poem Re-Invent And Undo that begins with:

Out from the woodwork they will come,
Like carpenter ants and termites to cut down......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDD ceebXfAXBCDDAfAf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011101 11001110011 101001101 001001 110101 11110010 01101010 1111000 1101100101 011101101001 001011 111010101 11001110011 101001101 001001 110101 10011101 0010010 111010101 0101101000110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 234
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

  • summary of Re-Invent And Undo;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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