This is an analysis of the poem Hesperus that begins with:
Across the plain the daylight dies,
Where in red pomp the sun went down:...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abab abab XcXc dbdb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01010111 10110111 011101001 010101 11011111 010010101 11010101 111101 01111111 010100101 11011100 111101 11010111 011100111 11110101 010101
- Amount of stanzas: 4
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 32 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and is repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Hesperus;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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