This is an analysis of the poem Common Nocturne that begins with:

A breath opens operatic breaches
in the walls,-- blurs the pivoting of crumbling roofs,-- ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abaa XXXba cXbXcXb XXdXadeaeaeaXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,5,7,14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0110101010 0011010001001 1000100 01010010 010110101110100 1110001 010010101001 1011101 01010001010 10101011 101010100 01001101 000101011 10001101 0011101 0111010111 010111101010 100101010 10110101 10101100 10111010 100110001 01010100100 100111011 001001 111010010 1111110 1010011 01100 0100001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 268
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 30
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Common Nocturne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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