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

I remember the night I discovered,
lying in bed in the dark,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXc ddc eee ffgaX X ddb beXX geX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,3,3,5,1,3,4,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 1010011010 1001001 101010101 111010101 10101 10101000101 1010101 11001010011 01011010 11011001 110101 101100101 11100101 10011101 0111001101 01111000 1001 0111111 0010101 10011001001 111010 11101110101 0111010001 010010110110 111101001 110100110
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 26
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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.

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

  • summary of Night Golf;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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