This is an analysis of the poem At Evening Time There Shall Be Light that begins with:
THE day was wild with wind and rain,
One grey wrapped sky and sea and shore, ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
The information we provided is prepared by means of a special computer program. Use the criteria sheet to understand greatest poems or improve your poetry analysis essay.
- Rhyme scheme: ababcdcd eaeafdfd Xaeaefdfd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,9,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: ballad stanza
- Metre: 01110111 11111111 011111001 10111101 01011111 1100110101 11011101 11011101 11010001 01011011 11011001 11010101 11010101 11010101 11111001 111101001 11111111 01010011 01010101 110011111 00111101 011000111 010011101 11010101
- Amount of stanzas: 3
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 299
- Average number of words per stanza: 57
- Amount of lines: 26
- Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 7
Mood of the speaker:
The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, he, to are repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words he, in are repeated.
If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:
- summary of At Evening Time There Shall Be Light;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!
Pay attention: the program cannot take into account all the numerous nuances of poetic technique while analyzing. We make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability with respect to the information.
More information about poems by Edith Nesbit
- Analysis of And The Rains Descended And The Floods Came
- Analysis of A Life's Story
- Analysis of A Parting