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

Here by the moorway you returned,
And saw the borough lights ahead... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabb cdcddX ceceff bgbgaX ahahii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010101 11011101 111111000 0000101001 11100101101 110011111 11111101 111101001 1010011111 0100001001 11000111001 111110000 111011111 1111111111 1010011101 10111001001 1110100111 111101101 1111111111 110111011 111111011 1101111111 1110111111 1101101111 1101111011 1111110101 1100101101 1111001001 101010101 1111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 239
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 34
  • 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; you, i are repeated.

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

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

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