This is an analysis of the poem Finisterre that begins with:

This was the land's end: the last fingers, knuckled and rheumatic,
Cramped on nothing. Black...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabcdefXX fXXXgXfhf hfcabfXbg efdffXiiX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010110110101010 11101 100001101010 011011011010100 1001010001 10010100101 1101001101 011000111111 101111010010 0111010111 11101010101 11111010100 0111001010010 110011001 11011001011010 11101111 1101011111010 1111111001 11000100010010010 0101110111 01010110110001101 0101001 01000100001010 1100010001111 01100100 111110101010010 100100100100001 1101010011 010111 010100010101 1101010011 10111001001110 111100100111 10010110011 111000 11111001111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 424
  • Average number of words per stanza: 77
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words they, a, she are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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