This is an analysis of the poem The Camper that begins with:

Night 'neath the northern skies, lone, black, and grim:
Naught but the starlight lies 'twixt heaven, and him. ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd XX ee
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: heroic couplets
  • Metre: 1101011111 11011111011 0111110111 1101001101 010100111 1101111101 0111011011 1011010101 0111000101 0101010101 1101010111 11001110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 93
  • Average number of words per stanza: 16
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 46 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, his are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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