This is an analysis of the poem Not In The Wondering Of 'Why' that begins with:

No time I have given you,
Has been for you to dissolve and waste....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDc edXeb ABCDc XXbXbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111101 101100111 1010101110010 101110111 101 1110010 0000111 01100010 11101 10101 1111101 101100111 1010101110010 101110111 101 111001001111 00111101 01110100110 11110010001 1100101010 1101110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 176
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, it, to are repeated.

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  • summary of Not In The Wondering Of 'Why';
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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