This is an analysis of the poem The Moving Of Time that begins with:

Time,
Does not criticize or apologize......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abccX aXcXb Xbbdb ecbadXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,5,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1110110101 0100 10110 1111010010 1 1101101 1111010 00110010 1011000111 1101 11010101 11001 011100101 101010101001 1111011010 010010101 0110101101 10101101001 010100101111 01110 110011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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; to is repeated.

    The author used the same word time 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 The Moving Of Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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