This is an analysis of the poem The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, in the Refectory of the Convent of Maria della Grazia—Milan that begins with:

Tho' searching damps and many an envious flaw
Have marred this Work, the calm ethereal grace,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXabbacdcddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 110111011001 11010101001 0111000101 0101011101 0100111111 0100010101 11111101001 01010000101 0100000101 1001011101 1110010101 01010101001 0100010101 0111000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 582
  • Average number of words per stanza: 101
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of The Last Supper, by Leonardo da Vinci, in the Refectory of the Convent of Maria della Grazia—Milan;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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