This is an analysis of the poem To Do The Right Thing that begins with:

Each day to be witnessed,
There are those who make attempts......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcaX Xdefcae fXcdXa X b bcXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,7,6,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 110010 1111101 011001011 100101001 101001110100010 11001 11111011 01010010101 001101001 10101011 11010001 0110101101 111 1010101001001 00101011 100100010010 111010100 00100101001010 110001001001111 11111010101 110110010011 10101011 110011101 1111011111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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 is repeated.

    The author used the same word and at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of To Do The Right Thing;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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