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

We never say, 'Good Night;'
For our eager lips are fleeter... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXXaab XccbXb bddeeb bddffb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110111 11101110 101101010 1101 1111 1111101 110111 11101110 101011010 1101 111000 1110101 110101 10111010 1011001110 1011 01111 1111101 111101 11101110 11101010 1111 01101 11001101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 142
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 25
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

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  • summary of Good Night;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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