This is an analysis of the poem 'H' With An 'E' To Then Double The 'L' that begins with:

Time to them given,
Comes soon to see it end....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXcdXc ABdeeXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 10010 110101 001001011 0100110100 0010111011 0101110 10101111010 10010 110101 111 101001 111111101 1111111001 01011011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

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

  • summary of 'H' With An 'E' To Then Double The 'L';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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