This is an analysis of the poem Nocturne that begins with:
Always I knew that it could not last
(Gathering clouds, and the snowflakes flying),...
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcD ebebfdfD
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,
- Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 111110111 1001101110 100100101 1001101110 001100001 1001011110 111110101 10110 111101110 1001101010 100100111 1001111110 1101001111 1111001110 110100111 10110
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 306
- Average number of words per stanza: 54
- Amount of lines: 16
- Average number of symbols per line: 37 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of Nocturne;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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