This is an analysis of the poem Excursion that begins with:

I wonder, can the night go by;
Can this shot arrow of travel fly ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaabXXb acadeed cacdffd ggghaXh iiijkkjXaaaihhi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,7,7,7,15,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11010111 101100101 1100110001 001010 0110101001 01101100100 10010 10011111 11010100 11011111 10111 1101010001 0101111101 010101 11111100 1111110101 1101001000 111111 1111101001 111001001101 010011 110111101 11110111 1010110101 111110 11010001 0010011000 111010 11110101 11111101 11110111 11110 1111100111 111011101 110110 1101001001 101100011001 1010110111 011101 01100100101 0110110101 11101011
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 42
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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; you, i, in, light are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words i, will are repeated.

    The poet repeated the same word you at the end of some neighboring stanzas. The poetic device is a kind of epiphora.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The words/phrases you, light connect the lines.

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

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