This is an analysis of the poem Silence that begins with:
So silent is the world to-night
The lamp gives silence out like light,... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: aabbcc XXaadd
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: limerick
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 11000101 01110111 010010101 11010111 010001111 110010011 01011101 111101111 01110101 10010101 110010011 010101001
- Amount of stanzas: 2
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 217
- Average number of words per stanza: 40
- Amount of lines: 12
- Average number of symbols per line: 35 (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 Silence;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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