This is an analysis of the poem Uses that begins with:

AH, from the niggard tree of Time
How quickly fall the hours!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXa bcbc dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010101 1101010 01110111 0111010 10011100 110101 110101001 011101 11110101 110010 01010101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Uses;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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