This is an analysis of the poem Sunset that begins with:

From this windy bridge at rest,
In some former curious hour,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcabc dede efefgg ggff afafXX cceXaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,4,6,4,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0010111 011010010 1110101 1010101 01011010 1000101 1010111 1010101 111011 1010101 10100101 0010101 1110101 1000101 1011101 1000101 1011101 0010101 1010101 1000101 1010101 101111 1110001 0010001 01010101 00100100 1010111 1010101 1000101 10101100 0010101 1110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 157
  • Average number of words per stanza: 28
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Sunset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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