This is an analysis of the poem Time To Them Given that begins with:

Time has a way of revealing to everyone,
What it is they have done with their time......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabccdbc eddffghgg edgbaacfXggbX eehfXXgXXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,13,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110100100101 100111011 0010 11111011010 10110001011 110100010001 111100110101 11010110010 100101111111 11010101110111 01110001 1010110010111 1111100101 1110100 101110101010 00101011011001 0111010101010 111011001001 11 10110110 10110101101110 10111100101 1011011101 1111111111 001001100111 110001011010001 110100010010 10110101010110 01011 11100001 0111010100101 1 11010011 1101011010 1 11011111111 11111000 1110011010 1100100 11111100 0100
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 404
  • Average number of words per stanza: 74
  • Amount of lines: 41
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to, you, have, time, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word you is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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