This is an analysis of the poem No More that begins with:

Nay, then, what can be done
When love is flown, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccb ddbeeeb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic trimeter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 111101 1101 111101 100111 101111 101111 101101 110101 1111 1111 101111 011101 111101 1111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 179
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; how is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words when, thinking are repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines was is repeated).

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  • summary of No More;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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