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

Time tames...
Those remaining fixed and stubborn....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABXcAXcXAbDE ABX DEAB ABX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11 10101110 011101 1011101 11 1011001 0011 1010100 11 11101110 1111101 0010100110 11 1111 00110110 1111101 0010100110 11 10101110 11 1111 00110110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 22
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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; to is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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