This is an analysis of the poem The Whispers Of Time that begins with:

What does time whisper, youth gay and light,
While thinning thy locks, silken and bright,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb ccddaa aaccbb eeeedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 111101111 110111011 1101111001 100101101 101111001 011101101 100101101 110101001 111111101 010101111 111101101 111010111 111111111 111111111 111011111 010101111 1101001111 110111101 11010101 0110111010 011110101 010101101 1101110101 11011011
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 247
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; thy, how are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word while is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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