This is an analysis of the poem The Things They'Ve Done that begins with:
Many seldon can't or wont admit it...
The things they've done to do....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABcb Addd cXcXC ACABX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,5,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 1010111010 011101 1111101010 0011111101 1101010 01011101100 00100111001 1000111111 10111001 101110101 10111001 001 11001101101 1010111010 11001101101 1101010 011101 010001010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 171
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 18
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, been, be, and are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of The Things They'Ve Done;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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