This is an analysis of the poem At Last that begins with:
When I am tired, and old and worn,
And harass'd by regret;... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababacac bdbdacac ebebfcfc
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111101111 101101 11011101 1100111 11111001 111101 1011101 111101 11011101 010011 10111101 110101 11111101 010101 01010111 101101 11010101 110111 11010111 111111 11010111 110101 00111011 101101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 259
- Average number of words per stanza: 47
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
The author used the same word when at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.
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- summary of At Last;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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