This is an analysis of the poem Surface Viewers that begins with:

When I did 'do',
The doing done I did......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.

  • Rhyme scheme: XaXX XB cbXa dc XBXca b XXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,2,4,2,5,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 010110 1110 01001 11100011 100110011 10101 01111 01010 11101 1010111 0101101 11100011 100110011 11 11010010010 111101101 0101011111010 10101 01
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 65
  • Average number of words per stanza: 12
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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 Surface Viewers;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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