This is an analysis of the poem In Attempts To Alter The Presentation that begins with:

The years one lives,
Have a tendency to sneak to creep......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbcddX aXaceX XXeXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,6,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0011 101000101 00101 0010100010 1101 1011011101 010010001000 110111000100 1000110 101101001 0010011 0010110 0010101101 111101001 00101001111001 1101001010 111010001001000 0110000001 0100101000
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 226
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 19
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of In Attempts To Alter The Presentation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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