This is an analysis of the poem Night (Twilight) that begins with:

Twilight dim and gray,
The last, red rays of the sun;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efefefef gegehehe ii
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111 0111001 110101 0101 1010101 01100101 1010111 110111 101010001 11110101 100010111 10010101 010111 010101 0110101 010101 1010111 01000101 011111 110001 11010101 011101 101010101 01010101 010110101 011100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 229
  • Average number of words per stanza: 36
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Night (Twilight);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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