This is an analysis of the poem The End Of All that begins with:

I do not love you now,
O narrow heart, that had no heights but pride!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbbbA X AcccA X AdddaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,5,1,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111111 1101111111 1111011101 11110010111 111111 1 111111 1101011001 1111001101 1101011101 111111 1 111111 1011100111 1111110111 1111010111 111111 111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • 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.

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

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  • summary of The End Of All;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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