This is an analysis of the poem To My Aging Friends that begins with:

It is no winter night comes down
Upon our hearts, dear friends of old;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cbXb dede caca dfdf ghgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 00110111 01111101 10110101 110101 11111111 101110111 111110101 110101 11000111 11010111 10011101 110101 10110101 10110101 11110101 110101 11010111 1111001010 11011101 1111010 11011101 11111101 10010101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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 To My Aging Friends;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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