This is an analysis of the poem Time And The Lady that begins with:

Haste, maiden, haste! the spray has come to budding,
The dawn creeps o'er the heavens gold and fair....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXXXaXXXbXaXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111010 01110010111 11011100101100 1101011111 11010111010 0111011101 11110100100010 1101010111 11011111010 0101010001 01011101101010 1101110101 11011111010 1101010111 111111000101110 1101010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 810
  • Average number of words per stanza: 153
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 50 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; come, quick are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

  • summary of Time And The Lady;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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