This is an analysis of the poem The Evening Of The Mind that begins with:

Now comes the evening of the mind.
Here are the fireflies twitching in the blood;...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXXXbcbdXcb dcecXXXebXac
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11010001 11010110001 1001110101 1111010101 10111101100 1011111101 1001010101 1101111111 0001010101 00010101001 11010111110 1000111101 1111110101 1011010111 0010111101 10010111 0101010011 1100010111 0101100101 1101010101 0101111101 010101010101 1111010111 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 501
  • Average number of words per stanza: 96
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (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; it, and, you, beyond are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words here, it, you, and are repeated.

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

  • summary of The Evening Of The Mind;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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