This is an analysis of the poem With Nothing Better To Do that begins with:
If we all knew at this moment,
Any action or decision we made......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abacabdX XabXD ccedecXXD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,5,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 01111010 1010101011 1110101 1001 11001101 0110101 11110110 100101101 1110011 010100110110 111010111101 0110100 10001011001 1 11111 01 1101011101011 1 110101001 0110111 10010100110101 10001011001
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 235
- Average number of words per stanza: 42
- Amount of lines: 22
- Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of With Nothing Better 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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