This is an analysis of the poem That's Been Done that begins with:
This time my time is mine.
It has been a long time since......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDEE fXcbgc XeXXaeX hcXXgXh ABCDEE IAiiXcacXXXahfIAX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,7,7,6,17,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 011101 0100111 11101 00111010 110100010 001101001001 110010001 1101011000 11010100 0110 0111010010 11101001 1111001 10111001 00100011 1010010010 111101001 101 11101 111001001 11011001010 110101000011000 1101 01010101 01010010 1010010101010 011101 0100111 11101 00111010 110100010 001101001001 101 101 01 10110011 1 110100 0101 111100101 101111110 101110 101 1101110 1111101111010 01010111010101 101 101 1011010111101
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 246
- Average number of words per stanza: 44
- Amount of lines: 49
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; time, to, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, only are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase it connects the lines.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of That's Been Done;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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- Analysis of In It For The Ease Of It
- Analysis of Overstaying To Unpack More Anxieties
