This is an analysis of the poem Nothing Of This Will Last that begins with:

When I can walk around you completely naked.
That's the kind of love I want to have....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aBcdB eecee cddeffgfgB XdBfacgXfXdecffdbd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,5,10,18,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101101010 101011101 11111 11111100 101011101 01101101 1011001111 1111010 101011111 10101110101 1101111 010110111 1101101100101 10101011101 00110101 11110010011 0111011101 01110 1110111 101011101 11111 110111111 101011101 0101101 001 11111110 01010111 1100101101 11111111 1000100001 0111111001 10011 1100010001 010101001 100001 0110101 11011
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, i, to, that, of are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Nothing Of This Will Last;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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