This is an analysis of the poem Last Things that begins with:
THERE is no one to do it for me,
But I know what I shall do... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab XbXb cbXb cbXb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 101101011 1111111 10111101 101101 11101010 010111 01010101 0010101 1101110 101111 1101111 110111 1111110 010101 11011110 110101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 119
- Average number of words per stanza: 24
- Amount of lines: 16
- 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:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Last Things;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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