This is an analysis of the poem The Favor Of The Moment that begins with:

Once more, then, we meet
In the circles of yore;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefghghagagfafafifihghgXjXjXkXk
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 40,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 001001 111011 001101 11011 001001 01011 111001 11011 101101 101101 001001 11001 111101 001111 001001 001011 111001 10111 001001 101001 111011 111001 101001 11001 001011 11001 101001 10111 001001 01101 101001 1011110 01011 110110 11001 110110 11101 010100 010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1038
  • Average number of words per stanza: 195
  • Amount of lines: 40
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Favor Of The Moment;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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