This is an analysis of the poem Tasks To Pass that begins with:

I have already seen,
With meaning and time......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCDXef fecefaXX ABCDcaXX ggccX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,8,8,5,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 01011 00100001 11010111 101010010001 1111 0011001101 110111101 0101110 000101101 01001101101000 011101 1101101110 1101001101 011010 110101 01011 00100001 11010111 0101110100 1010101111 11100101111 1100010101101 11101111 111101101 111 1 10
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 218
  • Average number of words per stanza: 40
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • 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:

    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; and, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of Tasks To Pass;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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