This is an analysis of the poem The Last Blossom that begins with:

THOUGH young no more, we still would dream
Of beauty's dear deluding wiles;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdXd eeee cfcf gbgb cgcg hihi fefe jkjk llll bbbbXilil
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11111111 01010101 01010101 1011010010 11010101 110101001 1100101010 11010101 11011101 01010101 11011101 11110111 110101101 01010101 11111101 110100101 1000101001 01010101 01010001 01011101 11111101 11010101 11110101 01111111 110101001 01001101 1101000111 111100101 10010101 01000101 11010101 101110111 11011101 11010111 11110101 11010101 11010101 10110111 101010101 101100101 10111110 11010101 111001101 01011101 11011111 01110111 11110111 11010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 143
  • Average number of words per stanza: 26
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of The Last Blossom;
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