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

The stars are glittering in the frosty sky,
Frequent as pebbles on a broad sea-coast;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabcbcdcdXcX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 01110000101 1011010111 11001011100 1100010001 0111010101 11100100101 1011010101 1110010101 1011010101 1101010011 11001100101 10111101110 01011111001 111111010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 605
  • Average number of words per stanza: 100
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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 Winter Night;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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