This is an analysis of the poem If These Times Lived Did Not Exist that begins with:

May these times lived,
Be those times we now live in......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaaXbaXaaabaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1111 0111110 000100 101110101 110110111 010001 111010010 10 00100010100 10100100010 0111110101 11011001 10101101001 100101010110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 478
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; times, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of If These Times Lived Did Not Exist;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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