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

Less time than it takes to say it, less tears than it takes to die; I've taken account
of everything, there you have it. I've made a census of the...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXbcbdcdaXbXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11101010111010111001 0101111011010001111100 1110111010100110001111 0100100111000101010101111 1011010101101101010110100 10111110000100110010101 1111101101111010000100 00111100101011001101110 10110111010101 1110110101110111111111 1111111010111111010100 10011011101010110110 111100010111110111110101 110010010111101001011 11000101110110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1271
  • Average number of words per stanza: 244
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 84 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 16
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i've, it, to, i, of, back, turn are repeated.

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

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