This is an analysis of the poem Wait. Wait. Wait that begins with:

These times are speeding along so fast,
Many caught up in the repeating......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ABCXa deaff baXcfdXg AGCX ABCff ACeaX gf AcGX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,8,4,5,5,2,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111100111 101100010 0010110101 011100111 0011011 010000011001 110010101 11101001011 011000101001 010111010 11011 011010111001 0100111010001 111100010110 101010010001 1010111010010 0110011010001 01010111011 111 1101 11101110 011010 111100111 101100010 0010110101 100111101011 1011110101 111 11101110 011 1010001101 11110110100011 110111001 0001 111 1111110 1101 1000
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 38
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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

  • summary of Wait. Wait. Wait;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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