This is an analysis of the poem The Last Toast that begins with:

I drink to home, that is lost,
To evil life of mine,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXb ccac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1101101 010101 01000101 101101 01111101 011101 011010111 101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 8
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (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; to, that are repeated.

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

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  • summary of The Last Toast;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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