This is an analysis of the poem The Song’s End that begins with:

Where will the song end? Here?
Here by the stretching arc...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdacda ededfghfgh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 10,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100111 110101 1111 11001 10011 11010101 00011 11001 1001101 111 100111 100101 1011 1100 10011 110101010 0011 11101 10011010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The speaker asks many questions. Perhaps, he or she is in confusion.

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

  • summary of The Song’s End;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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