This is an analysis of the poem One Evening that begins with:

We lay at twilight on the hill
And saw the citron gold of sunset drain,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXa bXXb cddc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11111101 1101010111 1001011010 010111 11010101 1111110101 11110101010 111001 01110101 11011100110 11110101010 1000101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 147
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of One Evening;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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