This is an analysis of the poem Not A Moment That Is Dormant that begins with:

There is an insight that can delight.
One that brings a peaceful sleep at night....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bcaaa Xab acXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,5,3,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 101111101 111010111 1001011101 1010001 1110 0111 11111 10011100 11001 0010010100 10101010110 01101001 1 10100 10100011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 109
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The author used the same word there 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 Not A Moment That Is Dormant;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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