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

Ah, yes, the chapter ends to-day;
We even lay the book away;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabb cccc ddaa eebb ffee cccX gghh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11010101 11110101 01010111 11010101 01010101 11011101 11111111 01011101 11110101 11110111 11011101 11010101 01011111 01011001 11110111 01010101 11010111 11110111 01011111 11010011 11010101 11011101 01111011 11111101 00111101 11011101 11011110
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, he, we, read, i are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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