This is an analysis of the poem Chloe that begins with:

NIGHT wind sighing through the poplar leaves,
Trembling of the aspen, shivering of the willow,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaX bcbc XXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101 10000101000011 100101010111 101010110 101010101 1010100110110 10101110101 101011101110 11110111110 111111001110 101010101110 101000111011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 197
  • Average number of words per stanza: 35
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 49 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of, than, her, and, to are repeated.

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

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