This is an analysis of the poem The Evening Light that begins with:

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Angels their silvery trumpets blow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbccddeeccff XgghhiiXjkkllgg XjXmmggggeebbjj jXaaee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,15,15,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1 101100101 11010101 11010101 010100101 11111111 11011101 01010101 01110100 10010101 10010111 10010101 01000111 1 11010111 11000101 10010101 10010101 11010101 10111111 011101010 110010101 10111101 11011101 10110101 111100001 01010101 01000101 1 110100111 10010100 111001110 010101010 01010101 10110111 10010101 10111001 01000101 10010001 11011101 100100101 11110101 00010111 11010101 110101100 11000101 11011101 11011101 11000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 399
  • Average number of words per stanza: 69
  • Amount of lines: 49
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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 The Evening Light;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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