This is an analysis of the poem "Frost To-Night" that begins with:

Apple-green west and an orange bar,
And the crystal eye of a lone, one star . . . ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabX cccc ddee ffXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101111101 1010100111 11010111110 101111110 111011111 111001001001 0110101001 0101110101 0101111101 0100100101 1110010101 1011111001 011001001110 1101001010 1001111110 11111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 149
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 43 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; and, i are repeated.

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

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  • summary of "Frost To-Night";
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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