This is an analysis of the poem Song For The Last Act that begins with:

Now that I have your face by heart, I look
Less at its features than its darkening frame...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abbacddc A Effeabba E GccghiihXG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,1,8,1,10,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1111111111 11010101001 1111010111 10101010101 01010101001 0111010101 0101010101 11010100101 1111111111 1111111111 0011010101 1010111101 1101011111 0111010001 1001000101 1111010101 0111011001 1111111111 1111111111 01001111101 0101011101 1011100101 1101010101 0111010101 0111010111 01011001001 1111111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 198
  • Average number of words per stanza: 38
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

    The author used the same word now at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of Song For The Last Act;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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