This is an analysis of the poem Futility that begins with:

Dusting my books I spent a busy day:
Not ancient toes, time-hallowed and unread,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcc dedeff cfefcc efefcc acacgg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1011110101 1101110101 1101010011 1101110001 1001010111 0111010111 1100010101 1001011101 1101010101 1111010011 1101110001 0111010011 1111100101 0100111101 11110010101 1111010101 1011110101 1111011101 1111010001 1101011101 110101011 10011001101 1111011101 1111010111 1101111101 1101001101 1101010011 1100110111 1101110101 0100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 257
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i, them are repeated.

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

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

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