This is an analysis of the poem Dying! Dying In The Night! that begins with:

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  • Rhyme scheme: X aabb XXXX aacc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1 1010001 1110101 11111101 00010101 1100010101 11110000100 0111010100 0110111 11010011 11010101 11010101 11100101
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 104
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 13
  • 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:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; jesus is repeated.

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  • summary of Dying! Dying In The Night!;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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