This is an analysis of the poem On One Merry-Go-Round that begins with:

If more time given,
With found resources spent......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcdecccecbad XfaccghXbhgeceebabbd aaX Xa XfeefgXbg fgfX XX hX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,20,3,2,9,4,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01110 011001 01010 1011000100 1101010 01010100 11010010 10001 1101001 011010 101010 10010 0010100 110001100 101 010001101 111011 0010101 0011001 101001 00100001 1010111 0110010 101010 1001010 101111 0101001010 001001 101011001 110 0101001 1101 110010 11 11110 1011 1011 1101011010 100 1 11 11101 1111 1001111 100 01001 111011 11 1110110 11101 0001111 101100001 110100 1111 1101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 55
  • Average number of symbols per line: 23 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • 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.

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

  • summary of On One Merry-Go-Round;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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