This is an analysis of the poem In Negotiation that begins with:

Time does not come to us,
To face......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaababcdd XXeXfce abf gXcah hidiXefgb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,3,5,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 01 001001 1001111 1101010 01010011 011100100100 001111 110001 10111 10101 111001101 1011100 1110001 1001010010 11011101 010101111 111 10100101010 1100001010 11010101 11001001000 0110110 11011011101 0101010101 10100010100 11010001 1010010100 10111 001010001 0101011110 010101010 00100100
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 209
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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 Negotiation;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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