This is an analysis of the poem A Sigh In The Night that begins with:

O sweet darkness, still, and calm, and lonely!
Spread thy downy pinions round about.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd XeXe fgfg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1110111110 111010101 1101101010 111110101 11111110011 011011111 1111101111 101010101 11111000010 111110111 1111101010 101010101 1111001110 101010111 1011101110 001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 165
  • Average number of words per stanza: 31
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; him, and, of are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word sing is repeated.

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

  • summary of A Sigh In The Night;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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