This is an analysis of the poem Using Up Some Valuable Time that begins with:
It may be true.
There is two sides to a coin....
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abcdeeXec fgcchcfdgeXbi XcaccXa hibXd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,13,7,5,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101 1011001 11101 0110101010 11101010100 111100 111001 11011010101 1010110 111110011 110111001101 11010111 0101 101101001010 110101101 110101 110 11001001 110001 1010111001 11 1 111001 11110 01111011 011111001 1111 11101010 101101001101 0110101010101 1010101101010101 010 1111001010 01000110
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
- Average number of words per stanza: 49
- Amount of lines: 34
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
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; i, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word i is repeated.
There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines side is repeated).
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- summary of Using Up Some Valuable Time;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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