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

AT the last, tenderly,
From the walls of the powerful, fortress'd house,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXa XXX XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,3,3,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101100 001001001001 001001010010011 1 11010 11110001 00101001010010 110111 10001010 10111101 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 150
  • Average number of words per stanza: 24
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words from, strong are repeated.

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

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

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