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

People say they have no time to find,
To exercise their bodies or bring a peace......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABC DEFE GhXgh Gafcac ABCXDEFE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,4,5,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111101 01011101101 011 111101001 01 010 10101 1101 001000100 1100101 101101 110001 1101 11101101 00010100100 01110100 101100010 001010111 101111101 01011101101 011 111101001 01 010 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 111
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (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.

  • 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 to is repeated.

    The author used the same word hate at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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