This is an analysis of the poem Eleventh Hour that begins with:

Waiting until the eleventh hour,
To voice outrage, support and empathy......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabcd XbeecXdbXdbebba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1001001010 0111011100 1110011010010 0111001010 10101001111 0010001001 1010101001 10101 1100001101 0100111001 01010001100 10010010 1101100 1 101100101 1 010010011100 11101 10101110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

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

  • summary of Eleventh Hour;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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