This is an analysis of the poem On The Hurry Of This Time that begins with:
With slower pen men used to write,
Of old, when 'letters' were 'polite';... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXbbX aabCXaabbaC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 01011101 011100100 01010101 11010101 11010110 11110101 11111101 11011111 0101 110101011 11110111 11111101 11011101 11111111 0101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 174
- Average number of words per stanza: 31
- Amount of lines: 15
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
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.
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- summary of On The Hurry Of This Time;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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