This is an analysis of the poem That Which I Had Done that begins with:

That which I had done and 'use' to do,
Had long been replaced......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcXX caXbXX XbXbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111001 11011 1001001101 1111011001 10110101001 0110001011011 001011110011 110011110100111 101001110111010 1110110001011 1100010101 11100101001 110100000000101 01011100110001100 1010000101001010 011100100001010001 0010010010001110 1010101011101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 297
  • Average number of words per stanza: 55
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, to, of, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of That Which I Had Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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