This is an analysis of the poem Sending An End Away that begins with:

This comes as no surprise,
Your goodbye hurts my eyes....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AABC DEFG HG afefif Xjaj DEFG HGXAABCecccadi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,2,6,4,4,14,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011101 111111 111111 111111 110111 011101 011011 0110101 001010 101101 11010111 1111001 1111011 00110011 1101110 11011101 1110101 11110110 11101 0110111 110111 011101 011011 0110101 001010 101101 011101 111111 111111 111111 1111101 0111 110 111 11101 0101101 11101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 125
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 37
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

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

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

  • summary of Sending An End Away;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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