This is an analysis of the poem When Within My Private Space that begins with:

I have no time to waste.
Or flair to share....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcXdeb ccXcf XggXe aaXagf ccchcah ggcXefad
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,5,5,6,7,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101 1101 1011011 0111101000010 11111011000 110010 101 1011101 111101 1101000110 001000101011 1000011100 01100110 1111001101001 101011 1011010111 00101110 1100101 0111 110010000101 01 11001 10100111101 0011011 1101111 01111 1110101 10001 100100 0101 11110 11011 101010 01011110 1001 01111 01000
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 When Within My Private Space;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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