This is an analysis of the poem Without A Priority that begins with:

Finding oneself...
Might take a lifetime....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbcadcefGHIC fbXceXHICicXAebedccfGHic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,24,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1011 11011 1 1011 110 101 1 101100 01010 10100 10100100 11001 101111001 11011 11011010101 11001 1 1011000101 10100 10100100 11001 010100 1001 1011 1 1011 1101111 0 10001 1 1011100 01010 10100 1010100 11101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 35
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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

  • summary of Without A Priority;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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