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

We decided to have the abortion, became
killers together. The period that came...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabXXXcdecaedXddbfdfbdcXfX Xf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 26,2,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101001001001 10010010011 1101011110 11011 111000101 11001110010 110111010 11011011 10110101 101100110 10000110 10110001011 11 0101 1110011011 111011101 100011 00100110101 101010001 110110 01101101 11011101111 1001111100 010111101 01101001 101010 0100010
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 473
  • Average number of words per stanza: 90
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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