This is an analysis of the poem Winter Moonlight that begins with:

LOUD-VOICED night, with the wild wind blowing
Many a tune; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababccdcd XbXbeeded XfdfcXfcf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,9,9,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111001110 1001 101011110 1001 101110110 111101010 1101 111101110 1111 101101110 1111 110101110 1011 101011110 101011110 1111 101111010 1001 111111110 1011 111111011 0111 111001010 111111100 1001 1010100010 111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 282
  • Average number of words per stanza: 48
  • Amount of lines: 27
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; as is repeated.

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

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

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

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