This is an analysis of the poem Shown With Time Given that begins with:

When it shown with time given,
It was just a fast flash to glow bright....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXcd Abdca AaXXba
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010110 011011011 010111 101001 01000100100 1010110 0010001000 101000101 01010001001 101101011 1010110 1011010101 110101001 1010100010 001111110 1100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 188
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

    The author used the same word when 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 Shown With Time Given;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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