This is an analysis of the poem It Is Time To Take Responsibility that begins with:

It is time to take responsibility.
And stop blaming those, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC XcXd XeXXecce ABC ceXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,8,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101010100 11101 10101010101 0101 111011101 11000010110 1111001 1110001 1010001 11100010 111000 10001 001001100101 101001100 11001001 00101010100 11101 10101010101 11110001 11110101001 1110111 1011100101 11011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 154
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of It Is Time To Take Responsibility;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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