This is an analysis of the poem The Children Of The Night that begins with:

For those that never know the light,
The darkness is a sullen thing; ... 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: abab cdcd efef gcgc hihi jkjk lala Xded gfgf jdjd mfmfXamam
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 01000101 11010001 11010110 11111111 11010111 11010111 11010101 10101101 10101101 01110111 10010101 101010111 01011101 011000101 11010001 10100111 11000101 01010101 11010101 11110101 11100101 11100101 1111001001 01010011 11010101 11010111 10101101 10101101 11010111 01111101 01110101 10111101 11011100 11010001 01010101 00010101 11011011 00010001 11010101 00010101 11100111 11100101 01100101 11010001 11011101 11010001 11010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 12
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 140
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • Amount of lines: 48
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, no, but, god are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, no are repeated.

    The author used the same word it at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Children Of The Night;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

More information about poems by Edwin Arlington Robinson