This is an analysis of the poem Wasting Company Time that begins with:

Chasing to taste love from someone,
Will not be done by me....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXbcdedceecXbbbad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10011011 010111 11110100101 01001001101010 0110010 11010011010001 01010010 00111010111 01100101010 11111001000110 1101001110 0101 0101 10101 1101001 001111010111 01010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 610
  • Average number of words per stanza: 104
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • 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; to is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words to, a are repeated.

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

  • summary of Wasting Company Time;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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