This is an analysis of the poem The Skyscraper Loves Night that begins with:

ONE by one lights of a skyscraper fling their checkering cross work on the velvet gown of night.
I believe the skyscraper loves night as a woman...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXX XX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: cinquain
  • Metre: 11110011011100111010101 101011011101011011111100101 110100101010011001 0100011001111001 100101011110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 415
  • Average number of words per stanza: 76
  • Amount of lines: 6
  • Average number of symbols per line: 68 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 13
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, her are repeated.

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

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

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