This is an analysis of the poem The Last Betrayal that begins with:
AND I shall lie alone at last,
Clear of the stream that ran so fast,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabXXb ccdeed
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: couplets
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: heroic couplets
- Metre: 11110111 10011111 110101011 10110101 111001001 1111010101 10110111 01110011 01011101 110100101 110111111 1111111111
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 237
- Average number of words per stanza: 45
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 39 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, this are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, this are repeated.
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- summary of The Last Betrayal;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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