This is an analysis of the poem Replayed In A Staleness Saved that begins with:

Those remembering yesterday who said it is never too late...
Are those today who say how fast time has passed....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaXXbXbbXbbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1010010111001011 11011111111 0101111010 101110000 110011010 01010010 01001001 1100010010 010011 0011000 1010100100 100101010010 11001011010 01010110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 556
  • Average number of words per stanza: 86
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Replayed In A Staleness Saved;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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