This is an analysis of the poem 'This' Some Never Do that begins with:

There are those uncomfortable...
Living a life, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC dedfge ABC Xeee Xdhae ihXi cgagfX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,6,3,4,5,4,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101000 1001 1010010 0101010 10100101 10111 11101 01010 0100 11101000 1001 1010010 0101000100 0100 110010 01011 101010 10110010 01001 11110 1010110001 11001100101 110111 10101 11010101 101 0101 1111001 0100101 1101010100 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 116
  • Average number of words per stanza: 19
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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; with is repeated.

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

  • summary of 'This' Some Never Do;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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