This is an analysis of the poem Nightfall that begins with:
Low on the lilac breast of eve
The yellow rose of sunset lies......
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abba cbbc cbXc XddX eee
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,3,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11011101 01010111 01110101 11110101 11010101 11110101 01011101 11011011 11110101 11011111 11010101 11010101 11011100 010010111 10111101 0101010 11011101 0101010111010101 10110111
- Amount of stanzas: 5
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 132
- Average number of words per stanza: 25
- Amount of lines: 19
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- 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 Nightfall;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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