This is an analysis of the poem Something Loose Needs Tightening that begins with:

Either way one looks at it,
An implemention of chaos and disaster......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcca dbacdceXce
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1011110 110000101010 10101001010 1111001 110010 1010 11110101011 011000001011 1101101 11111101 10100 1010010 1011100011 10101001 11
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Something Loose Needs Tightening;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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