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

What would I choose to see when I
To this bright earth shall bid good-bye?...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbbb ccccdd bbaXee ffgghh iicchhee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110111 00111101 11010011 01110101 11110111 11110101 11011001 11010111 11000101 11010111 11010111 01111101 11010101 00011101 10111100 11111100 010001111 01011101 01111101 01010101 011101001 11010101 01111101 01110101 11010101 01000100 11010101 01010101 11011101 11011101 11110101 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 223
  • Average number of words per stanza: 42
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; let is repeated.

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

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

  • summary of Last Look;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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