This is an analysis of the poem Old Man Leaves Party that begins with:

It was clear when I left the party
That though I was over eighty I still had...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXXXcddXaXbcc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 011111010 11111010111 0100100111100 11001101001101 111101010100101 1011110111111 0100111011001 11111101110011 100100101011011 111111001010110 11111101111111 01101111010011 1100110111111 010110101010010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 767
  • Average number of words per stanza: 146
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 54 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; i is repeated.

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  • summary of Old Man Leaves Party;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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