This is an analysis of the poem Those Tease And Chase Days Are Done that begins with:

These are not the times,
To hunt to find new places to play......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXBXX cddXee aXbbbf XfdfcXdXefB
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11101 010111001 111111 1111111 1110111111010 110110010 1001 1100111 0110001 010100101 11100101 1111110111101 100100101010001 0100110 1111000100 1110111100010 1111110001 010001001100101 100111111 00100010101 01 11110101 010101010101 01011110000 1100100101010 101001001101 1101 101 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 258
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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.

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

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

  • summary of Those Tease And Chase Days Are Done;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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