This is an analysis of the poem The End that begins with:
ADIEU, Madame! The moon of May
Wanes now above the orchard grey; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbX aabC XaabbaC
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,4,7,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: rondeau
- Metre: 01100101 11010101 01110111 11010101 11010101 11011101 11110111 111101001 0110 11111101 111101001 11111111 11011111 11111111 0110
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 162
- Average number of words per stanza: 30
- Amount of lines: 17
- Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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; you is repeated.
The poet repeated the same word madame at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of The End;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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