This is an analysis of the poem At Last that begins with:

Down, down like a pale leaf dropping
Under an autumn sky, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcd efcf dbgb gXaX ahih aihi jbedXjhah
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101110 101101 11100110 100100 11101011 1101001 111000110 111101 1110010 1110111 11001010 1100101 11110011 111101 11010110 1101011 11111010 1011111 11111010 001101 11111010 111101 0100011 010001 10101010 110101 110010011 100100 1111110 110111 0111010 110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 118
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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; she, i, my are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words she, i, her are repeated.

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

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

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