This is an analysis of the poem Inkerman. The Battle Field By Moonlight. that begins with:

Above the vale of Inkerman,
Calmly the moon's rays fell,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xabaccdcefdffbgh iabaXjdj cbcbkcac acfXhidi kgdgieXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010100 100111 01011101 111101 10010101 010101 11110101 111101 10110101 111111 11011101 101101 01010101 0111001 11011101 010100 01010111 010111 01010101 011101 110010111 1110001 111110111 110101 111101001 110101 11010101 010101 110001101 1101001 10111101 110001 11010101 111101 01101101 110001 11010100 110101 110111010 011111 11010111 110101 01111101 110101 11101101 011101 01011100 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 319
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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

  • summary of Inkerman. The Battle Field By Moonlight.;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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