This is an analysis of the poem In Memory that begins with:

Full oft it was as balmy night
Wove many a web of dreamy light,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbC aabbCXaabbc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,11,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 11011101 110010101 01110101 11111001 1101 11110101 11110101 11010101 010010101 1101 110101001 01100101 1100101001 01111001 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 161
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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