This is an analysis of the poem No Time To Comprehend that begins with:

People reluctant to listen.
And take no time to comprehend, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccadX XdebbcX XX XfcbXegbafdgX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,2,13,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10010010 11110101 11001 010110010 0110001 100010 010010101000 0100010111 1001001010010 11001101001 1101011010 110111001011 00101001011101 000101 110110 0100001010010010 1 11110110111 110111111010 11001101 11100101 01100011100 10101111 101 1111001001010 11111 01001111010 10100 1010 1000 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 211
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 31
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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 a is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines spielberg is repeated).

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

  • summary of No Time To Comprehend;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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