This is an analysis of the poem The Lark's Song that begins with:

The morning is wild and dark,
The night mist runs on the vale,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd efeffdfd gXgXhXhd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 0100111 0111101 11001001 101101101 1100110 1110101 10110101 111101001 0101101 11011001 1110101 1101111 1110111 0100101 1010111 111101001 1101101 0101101 0100101 1101111 1101101 0110101 00101111 111101001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 261
  • Average number of words per stanza: 53
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Lark's Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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