This is an analysis of the poem Fin De Fête that begins with:

Sweetheart, for such a day
One mustn't grudge the score;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101 110101 110101 001101 0110101 1101001011 11110100010111 110111110001 111111111 110101 0101100101 00111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 159
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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  • summary of Fin De Fête;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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