This is an analysis of the poem The Time Has Come... that begins with:

All of their cable lines,
Have been dependently connected......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaacXdXe XcXbfbX bX caXfX X feXaabX b XXdbaabXcfXXaf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,7,2,5,1,7,1,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101 101000010 01110 010101101 10101101000 1 11 1111000 0101001001010 1100010 011011101010 1100110000 011010101 10101 1 0101101010 10 11 11010101010 11011110 111010110 11110101 10101 000110101 1011 1110 11 1101010010 10010 110011 101011011001 010101001 1 110100 11 1000101 010101001110 01001011010 1 11 101001010100 101001 001001100 111 0110010000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 45
  • 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:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    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; they is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Time Has Come...;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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