This is an analysis of the poem Out Of Hearing Distance that begins with:

Time does not await,
For those who stay......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCX aXXXb CAcXXABCCA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101 1111 0100011 010110100 1010101 1000101 1101010 1010011 10100101 1110101010 0110001011 1101000101 010101000101 11101 1111 0100011 1110101010 0110001011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 139
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase voices connects the lines.

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

  • summary of Out Of Hearing Distance;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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