This is an analysis of the poem All Lovely Things that begins with:

All lovely things will have an ending,
All lovely things will fade and die, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd cXca cece
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 110101110 11010111 111111010 01010111 110111010 11010111 0101110110 11110101 11111101 111110100 11011101 101111110 11111101 110111010 11001101 111111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 158
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word come at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of All Lovely Things;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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