This is an analysis of the poem At Even-Tide that begins with:

C. N.--Died April, 1857.
What spirit is it that doth pervade ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abab cdcd eded fcfc egeg fhXh icicXfhfh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 111101 110001101 01000101 11111111 11110001 11010101 01111101 11110111 11011101 01011101 11110101 101110111 01010101 10111001 11010101 10111101 11010101 010111101 11010101 01011101 000100101 10110101 01010001 011101100 11111111 11110011 01110101 01010101 01010001 10110101 10110101 11110101 01100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 9
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; its, and are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of At Even-Tide;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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