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

A HEAVY and desolate sense of life
Is all the Past makes mine—and still... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaccb dedfXe cgchhg hchccc hghhhg ifihhf jhjeeh XcXeeX cicbbi cgchhj kbkllbXhchbbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0101100101 01011111 01010101 0101 0101 11111100 11001101 11111101 11111111 0101 1100 01010101 01010100 11110101 11011101 0101 1101 01001101 1010100101 11000111 01011111 0101 0101 01010011 11010111 1101101 10111011 1101 0101 01110000 10010101 11110111 11011101 0101 0101 01011111 11111101 11110111 101101101 1111 0111 11010101 01010101 01110111 1010101010 1001 0111 110110100 11010111 01001101 11010001 0101 1101 11111101 11111100 110100111 11010001 1111 1100 01010111 11010101 01110101 1101001001 0101 1101 11100101 11010101 11010101 11000101 1101 1101 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 168
  • Average number of words per stanza: 33
  • Amount of lines: 72
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words of, i, all are repeated.

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

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

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