This is an analysis of the poem Night (Ii) that begins with:

I know a little Druid wood
Where I would slumber if I could...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdedeffXdddf aadcfcgaaghXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010101 11110011 110100001 01000111 11010101 01011001 11010101 11011111 0010101 10111001 0110111 1010101 1010011 10101001 01010101 010010101 11011101 01011001 11111101 010111001 10101010 1011101 1110110 11010111 11011101 11010101 11110101 11010101 1011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 328
  • Average number of words per stanza: 61
  • Amount of lines: 29
  • Average number of symbols per line: 33 (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; i, them are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of Night (Ii);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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