This is an analysis of the poem They Come To Go that begins with:

These times are moving too rapidly,
For anyone to perceive they can keep moments......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCCCD bXbcXe fcgg ABCCC ceheh BCCCfbc ABCCCDhX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,4,5,5,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101100 110000111110 1010000101 00101 10110111 011001101100 11001101010 10111101 11111010010 001011 11010110 1111 1100010011 001110 110111111 001111010 111101100 110000111110 1010000101 00101 110100100 010011101 101011100 1101 011001 01111 110000111110 1010000101 00101 110100100 01101111 00101101 10 111101100 110000111110 1010000101 00101 10110111 011001101100 0101 001101001001
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 199
  • Average number of words per stanza: 34
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as, to are repeated.

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

  • summary of They Come To Go;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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