This is an analysis of the poem To Realize A Recognized Speeding that begins with:

Every minute a youthful mind,
Believes a playing around each day......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abacdXX eeXbXcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: Shakespearean sonnet
  • Metre: 100010101 010100111 01011010 110100101 011100110 010010100001 1001000101010 11101001000 0010110 1010001001001 101110001011 0011101010100 1110100111011 0101010101010110
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 47
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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 To Realize A Recognized Speeding;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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