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

Oh, how, in the ending years
Is love more tender and superstitious - ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaa bcbc XdXd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1100100 0111011010 11111101 00101001110 01011001 1100110101 11010111 01000111 110110101 1010101010 11111101 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

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