This is an analysis of the poem These Tragic Times that begins with:

Even with the best of my efforts to make,
I can not erase from anyone their felt sorrow....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXabccbaXbdXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 10001011001 1110101001110 1001000101 01101 11110111 001010100 111101100 110010100010 10111101 0101110001 1101 01011010101 10011111000 00100010001001 0101011111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 568
  • Average number of words per stanza: 103
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of These Tragic Times;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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