This is an analysis of the poem Goodnight that begins with:
Goodnight! No more merriment for us today,
May angels enfold you in blue wings of cheer,...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abca cddc effXbbe
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,7,
- Closest metre: iambic pentameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
- Metre: 11111001101 11001101101 11111110101 11111101001 11010010001 10101101001 10101111101 11101011101 11101111011 010111111011 11110011111 11111111111 11101110011 01010110111
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 169
- Average number of words per stanza: 29
- Amount of lines: 14
- Average number of symbols per line: 48 (strings are more long than medium ones)
- 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; goodnight, may, your are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words goodnight, may are repeated.
The author used the same word goodnight at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Goodnight;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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