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

The hurry of the times affects us so
In this swift rushing hour, we crowd and press... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a b a b b a a b c d e c dXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 0100010111 00110101111 1111010111 1111010101 0110111100 0101011111 0111001011 1111010001 0101011101 0111001101 0011111101 1100010111 0101110101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 42
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

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

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

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

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

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