This is an analysis of the poem Count-Time that begins with:

Everybody to sleep the guard symbolizes
on his late night tour of the tombs....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa Xaaabaab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001011010 10111001 1111010110 1011111 01010101010100 101110100 100111 01110110 011011100 111001 1011101 0010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 205
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 Count-Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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