This is an analysis of the poem Time's Hymn Of Hate that begins with:

Oh, boastful, wicked land, that once was beautiful and great,
How bitter and how black must be your self-invited fate,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AaA bbccabbaababddXcccddXAaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010111110011 11011110110101 11110100110101 11010111110101 01110101010001 1110101000101010 11110 01010111111101 11110100110101 110010101010101 11010101010101 010100101 110101 11010111 110101 01000101110101 1111 11010111 0111010 11110 01110 1101000111010101 11010 11010111110011 11001110110101 11110100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 407
  • Average number of words per stanza: 75
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, that are repeated.

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

  • summary of Time's Hymn Of Hate;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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