This is an analysis of the poem For'Ard On! that begins with:

Now the last meet is over, the last hunt is done,
And the last farewell spoken at set of the sun,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb X cccc X ddbb X eebb X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,1,4,1,4,1,4,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101101001101 101111011001 101001001001 101101101101 101 11011011111 11101011001 101111001111 11110110010111 101 11101001001 101001000111 101101111001 011001001001 101 001101111101 101101001111 001111000011 11011001001 101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 107
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, of, last, he, to are repeated.

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

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  • summary of For'Ard On!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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