This is an analysis of the poem So Nothing Is Done that begins with:

Do you get the feeling,
That it doesn't matter who says what......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XabcXXddcef gfXgXbefeegXf Xf egeXhehea
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 11,13,2,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010 101010111 011001101101 0101001 011010110 11010 0111 01111000101 1 100110 111101 1 0110111 001010010100 1101001 110101 01111111 01110 11111 10110100 0101111010 1 101101 010110 11100100111 11 010110 1100100001 1110011010 1111 11111001 1100 1 0101 1111010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 250
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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.

    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; have is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines change is repeated).

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

  • summary of So Nothing Is Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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