This is an analysis of the poem At Sunset that begins with:

To-night the west o'er-brims with warmest dyes;
Its chalice overflows ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AAAABB CCCCBB ADADEE FEFEGGc AAAABB CCCCBB ADADEEXFEFEGG
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,7,6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01011010101 010101 0101010001 100111 1111110101 1101011101 1101010101 110001 1111010101 110011 1011110101 1111011101 1111011101 110101 1111010111 110011 0110110101 01000101101 1111111101 111111 11100011101 1101101 1001011000 1001111101 111 01011010101 010101 0101010001 100111 1111110101 1101011101 1101010101 110001 1111010101 110011 1011110101 1111011101 1111011101 110101 1111010111 110011 0110110101 01000101101 1111111101 111111 11100011101 1101101 1001011000 1001111101
  • Amount of stanzas: 8
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 231
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 50
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (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; with, to, and are repeated.

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

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