This is an analysis of the poem Twilight Song that begins with:

O heart, be sad, be still!
She that we love is far,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cXcX dcdX eded
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 111101 1001010111 010101 110111 110111 1101110101 01011 110101 111101 1001010001 010101 110111 100001 1101010101 011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 115
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • 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:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Twilight Song;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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