This is an analysis of the poem These Moments In Time Are Mine that begins with:

I do not need anyone paid,
And hired from the 'outside'......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcc XdadX XX edabfea X XefEXddE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,2,7,1,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111001 11000100 011010100 101110010011 10010101 10011110 110100110100 11110011101 001010110100100 001001110010 111010011 001010110 0111010 1100101101 111011 0110010001 101011101 101 1101110101 101111010101 1010010011000 011000111010 1110110101011 1100111 111010001011 101000101 1101101 1100111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of These Moments In Time Are Mine;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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