This is an analysis of the poem The Times We Now Live That Takes Away Breaths that begins with:

In the disarray of these days we now face,
I keep my concentration focused upon my deeds....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXbXc deXf daXXedd ddfaXXabbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,4,7,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00101011111 1111010100111 1101101110 011 11 1101011110 0101001010 111011011 010100100 1110100 0111101 0011010001 0111111011 001101 01 1110010 01110101 101 11101100100 010010001110100 1111 111010001 1111 101110001100 110 111001000101010 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • 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; as is repeated.

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

  • summary of The Times We Now Live That Takes Away Breaths;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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