This is an analysis of the poem Repairing What Needed To Be Fixed that begins with:

When something clearly ends...
There is no need to try to revive it....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDB XebecX ABCDBXddcbbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,6,13,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 1011010010 11011101 101110 111010001 10110 1001010 010010110001 0010101101010 101110 00100011 110101 1011010010 11011101 101110 111010001 1010100101010 00100010 01010010010 10010110001 01 1110100110 00100110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 189
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Repairing What Needed To Be Fixed;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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