This is an analysis of the poem In This Hour Now That Is that begins with:

In this hour now that is,
You can have that peace of mind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCBX XXcXXcbccX ABCBXaA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,7,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010110 1111101 101101001 11010111 0101010101 11111 010001110101 111101 101010 0111 110111 0001010 11 1011110110 11101100010 0010110 1111101 101101001 11010111 01010110 111111110 0010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of In This Hour Now That Is;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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