This is an analysis of the poem Treasure Unmeasured Moments Held that begins with:

I treasure unmeasured moments held.
With those who choose to hold them....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabbcbXc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101000101 0111010 110101 00100010 10010101000 11010 01000 1011010 011011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 267
  • Average number of words per stanza: 44
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Treasure Unmeasured Moments Held;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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