This is an analysis of the poem There Comes A Time that begins with:

There comes a time,
When something believed cute done......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abc AdefXXe Abgcdhdf AXdXgAhchg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,7,8,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101 1100111 100101010101 1101 1101010110100 10010011101 1010110010010 00100101001101 100100101 001010001 1101 101000101 100010 1011110101 10101000100 0111101100 11101010100 0011010101101 1101 11111001 100111110100 10010001 1 1101 1111101 0101001010 00101011001 10101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 240
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • 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.

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

  • summary of There Comes A Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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