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

The first flower of the spring is not so fair
Or bright, as one the ripe midsummer brings. ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaabbabcdbcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 011000010111 1111011101 0111010101 0111010111 1111000101 1001010111 1101011111 01010010101 0111010001 1101011111 1001010101 1001001000 1110010111 1101111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 637
  • Average number of words per stanza: 119
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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