The Paradox Of Time by Henry Austin Dobson: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem The Paradox Of Time that begins with:

Time goes, you say? Ah no!
Alas, Time stays, we go;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aAabbA ccaddA eeaffA ggXeeA bbabbAXccaddA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 011111 110011 1101010 110111 111111 100101 011101 111111 111111 011101 011111 100101 110101 111101 100111 110101 111111 111111 110101 0111011 111101 111101 011111 101101 110101 011101 1111010 1111010 111111 111111 010111 100101 110101 111111 011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 167
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5

  • 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 speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

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

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  • summary of The Paradox Of Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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