This is an analysis of the poem Those Who Give Of Their Time that begins with:

If I had demanded payment,
For my volunteered efforts made to make......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbXccXXXXXa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101010 1110110101 0001011100101 110001 010011011 1111101100001 010101001 10101010110 110011101011 1111001 11101111 0110101110 001001100010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 513
  • Average number of words per stanza: 89
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (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.

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

  • summary of Those Who Give Of Their Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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