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

Darling, how near we lay
To Lethe on that day...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcXccbdeedfXXgfghXhcadecciicg gcfjfkkj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 31,8,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101111 01111 1100101011 11010100111 111101100010 1101111101 010101 101101 1011010 1111110011 1101100101 001111110 010101 01111101010 110011 01001100010 11010010101 111101010010 1111010101 1001010100 111111 1110110 1100 0101010100 11110111001 100101 0100101 1011111100 1111011100 11001010101 0111010 1110011010 0111111111 0101111101 010001 010101 1001110101 1001010001 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 696
  • Average number of words per stanza: 122
  • Amount of lines: 39
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and is repeated.

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

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