This is an analysis of the poem Midsummer Night that begins with:

Mother of balms and soothings manifold,
Quiet-breathed night whose brooding hours are seven,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbaXbba cccddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,6,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1001110101 101111010110 01010011110 1111110111 11010101100 10111111010 01011001010 1100110101 111101000101 11111000011 10011100111 1011111111 0110111101 1101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 315
  • Average number of words per stanza: 57
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Midsummer Night;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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