This is an analysis of the poem With It Done that begins with:

It's too late for one to hide from lies,
With it done....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBDB BDBDBED BABCBDB BDBDBEDBEAe BAeAe BEAEXBEAEB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,7,7,11,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011110101 001 011010101 1001 011001001 0010001101 1001 011001001 1001 011010111 1001 011001010 01100111 001 011110101 001 011010101 1001 011001001 0010001101 1001 011001001 1001 011010111 1001 011001010 01100111 1001 01010101101 110001 001001 1001 011110101 0101101 110001 1010001 1001 01010101101 11010 001 1001 01010101101 11010 001 001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 181
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (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; to, with are repeated.

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

    The poet repeated the same word effect at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of With It Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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