This is an analysis of the poem Of The Last Verses In The Book that begins with:

When we for age could neither read nor write,
The subject made us able to indite.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabb XXaabX ccddee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111110111 0011110001 0101010101 0101010101 1101110001 0110010101 01110101110 1111110111 1111110101 0101110001 1001001101 0111001110 0111010101 1011111111 1011010101 1111010101 1001111111 1101011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 256
  • Average number of words per stanza: 46
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Of The Last Verses In The Book;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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