This is an analysis of the poem To Himself that begins with:

Nor wilt thou rest forever, weary heart.
The last illusion is destroyed,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacXccbcXcdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1111010101 01010001 11010101 11111101001 11100101 0101011101 11101100 10110011 10010101 01011101 01111101 0101111101 11011101 01010111010 111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 545
  • Average number of words per stanza: 97
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; thy is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines destroyed is repeated).

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

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