This is an analysis of the poem Time! that begins with:

Time!
Some believe there's more for them to find....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcDEE abfbXfdd DcccC DcCXaBbcDEE
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,8,5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 101111001 110101 1111 111111001 11001 11 11100001 0101 1 11101 010100 1010111011 1111 1110111101 11101 11001 11010011 0010 1110111101 101010011 0010 1 101111001 1 10101 1111 111111001 11001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 141
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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; they is repeated.

    The author used the same word why at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

    The poet repeated the same word it at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

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

  • summary of Time!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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