Imitation Of The Olden Poets by Edward Lear: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Imitation Of The Olden Poets that begins with:

Time is a taper waning fast!
Use it, man, well whilst it doth last:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb ccdd aaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 10010101 10111011 1101000101 011101011001 1001000101 10111101 1010000101 1101000101 1001100101 1001110101 0111111101 01110101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7

  • 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; it is repeated.

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

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  • history of its creation;
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