This is an analysis of the poem The Perfect Present that begins with:
SO I have kissed you! And this hour is mine.
Its light along the level future lasts, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abbaXbbXcddXcX
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 11111101001 0101010101 0101010001 1111110101 01111011010 01001110101 01001111110 0011111110 11111101110 1011010100 0011001100 1001011110 01010010110 0111011100
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 635
- Average number of words per stanza: 112
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 8
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
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- summary of The Perfect Present;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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