This is an analysis of the poem The Twilight Of Disquietude that begins with:

Scant majesty of stars prevails
across the uncreated night, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdXdececXabafgXg bhXhgdgdeieiacac fbfbigXgccccbbbb ababchchbXbabibi ififibibgdgd cicXiaiahjhj bkbkfjfjhbhb ibibXdhdkbkb cbcbiaiaibib lclclclc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,16,16,16,16,12,12,12,12,12,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11000101 0101001 11000111 11010101 00110111 01110111 1111110 1011111011 11010101 11011101 11010101 01010101 01011101 01110011 11011101 001111001 11011101 01010101 11110100 01010101 11110101 11010101 11110111 11110001 11001101 11110101 10111101 11010101 01010111 11011101 01100101 10111101 111100101 111111101 10010111 111100001 01110101 01011001 11011001 11000101 11110111 00110101 011001110 11010101 11010111 01010001 1101010 11010001 11110101 11110101 110110001 11010111 111100001 01010101 11010011 11011011 10111111 11010101 10110111 01011111 101101011 110100100 11100001 01010101 01110111 11111101 11110101 11010101 01000101 01111101 11010101 11100101 01001111 01010001 010010111 11010101 10110101 110010101 11010101 110000101 10010111 01110001 01011111 10001001100 10110111 11011101 100100101 11010101 10010101 11111101 1100101001 01111101 01010101 01010101 01010101 01100011 010100101 11011011 01010101 01010101 01110101 010010101 010111011 01011111 01011101 11010111 01110111 101110101 01011010 11010101 100101010 11011101 11011101 11011101 11110001 10110101 11111101 0101001 011111001 11010011 11111101 11011101 11010111 110101001 11111101 11010101 01010111 11010111 0001101101 0101110111 1101110101 0001101101 11001010101 1011110111 0101111101 0111110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 448
  • Average number of words per stanza: 81
  • Amount of lines: 136
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; that, common, and, of, my, heart are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words no, the, oh, my, and are repeated.

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