This is an analysis of the poem That Time Approaches Near that begins with:

What would you do...
If suddenly you discovered, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbXacdXXc AXXccXc AbXaXbAca XXdddcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,9,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1111 01001010 111100 011011 11010100 1101001 01001011 0101 11000 1111 01101 10010 010011010010 11101011001 00101101 01010111 1111 111101 010001 0111100101 11010101 0111001 1111 110010 10101101 1010 1111 1110101 11010111 111100101 011011111 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 232
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

    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; you, of, and are repeated.

    The author used the same word what 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 That Time Approaches Near;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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