This is an analysis of the poem What Has Been Done Successfully that begins with:

If all that he does,
Is just mimic my steps....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdcaX cXefcfc abefaXdd efdffacdXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01111 011011 1101000 001001010 0010100 101 00010 11010100 00010001 01 01001001 110100010100 1110010101 0001010100 110010010 001001 111100101 0011001 11010010100 11101 110000010 11010011 1111 010110010 0010101 01100 00110100 1001101 101110100 10101 1111 100101100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 37
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; his is repeated.

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

  • summary of What Has Been Done Successfully;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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