This is an analysis of the poem Time Spent In Dress that begins with:

In many a lecture, many a book,
You all have heard, you all have read,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb XdeX XfXf cbXb XcXc abcb cgXg Xedcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100101001 11111111 11010001 11010101 001001101 11010101 10011101 11110110 110100110 110111010 11010110 011001010 11010101 01010011 111001110 11000101 01110101 11011101 11110101 11011101 10110101 01111101 110010111 10010011 11011101 11001001 11110111 11111101 01001101 01111001 110110101 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (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; or, of are repeated.

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

  • summary of Time Spent In Dress;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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