This is an analysis of the poem Irish Nocturne that begins with:

Now the grey mist comes creeping up
From the waste ocean’s weedy strand...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcXcdccXededfccfbbbbegegbb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 29,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 10111101 00110101 11010101 01010100101 1011101 11011000 000111 111111010111 111100101001 01110101 0101110101 10101001 01010100101 011101101 1001110001 111011110111 01001010101 101100011111 1001011101 100101 10001001 11001101 0010111 101011100101 100111010111001 1010111 111101001 1010101 10010110111011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 1130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 220
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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 Irish Nocturne;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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