This is an analysis of the poem Making Time And Finding Comfort that begins with:

I awakened today,
With yesterday on my mind....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDE FXbXX ABCDE FddXXabdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001 0101111 10101 01011011 1110001010 11111 1111111 10111010011 110101001 011 101001 0101111 10101 01011011 1110001010 11111 10011101 1111100 111111 1001 1111010101 111 01000111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 131
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 23
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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

  • summary of Making Time And Finding Comfort;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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