This is an analysis of the poem To Keep Up With The Times that begins with:
It does not mean because I express an ignorance...
It is not fresh....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aXaXXbcbX c cdacbaXXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,1,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0111011011100 0011 111110100100100 11010 1100100 1111010110001 11111011 011001 1110001010 001000101010101 100010010010001 11110010111010 0011100110100 111101011 1110111 0101101 101 10000100 0100010
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 227
- Average number of words per stanza: 41
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, and, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words it, i are repeated.
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- summary of To Keep Up With The Times;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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More information about poems by Lawrence S. Pertillar
- Analysis of Keeping Faith In Hollow Concepts
- Analysis of Regard It As An Obligation
- Analysis of Whether I Was Feeling It Or Not!