This is an analysis of the poem Mist Forms that begins with:

THE SHEETS of night mist travel a long valley.
I know why you came at sundown in a scarf mist....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aX XaX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011100110 111111110011 1101110101101 1101111111111 0010010111 0010111011 01001111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 340
  • Average number of words per stanza: 70
  • Amount of lines: 9
  • Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
  • 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 Mist Forms;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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