This is an analysis of the poem More Of My Time To Give that begins with:

One day you will regret,
You disrespected my interests....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaaaXab XccbabaXb XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001 110101100 001010101100 00011101 10101101 011010001001 11 111010101 110101111110 1010110110 001101011101 10111101 101110100 101101101 111110110100 1101 110101110 011110101 110 10010111 1100011011 1010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • 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; and, you are repeated.

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

  • summary of More Of My Time To Give;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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