This is an analysis of the poem Last Words that begins with:
Gane were but the winter cauld,
And gane were but the snaw,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: XXAXbcXDefgf a bhAh bcXDXefgf
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,1,4,9,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 1010101 110101 1110011 11101 101111 11111 111011111 10001 111110 111011 1101010 1001101 0100100010 1010101 110101 1110011 11101 1101111 11111 10100111110 10001 111110 111011 1101010 1001001
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; at, my are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Last Words;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.