This is an analysis of the poem To Talk And Not To 'Do' that begins with:
Show me the goal told.
Reveal this work in progress meant....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ABCDBAaXX Xefefaegg ABCDBbghh
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 11011 01010111 11001 0101001 011101110 11011 1100101 100101 1010101110 010011 101000101000101 11010 1111101001 0011100101010 1101 10111001 101010111101 110101 11011 01010111 11001 0101001 011101110 11010101010 01110101 011111101 11
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 281
- Average number of words per stanza: 53
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of To Talk And Not To 'Do';
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
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