This is an analysis of the poem Moon-Light that begins with:

COME, gentle muse! now all is calm,
The dew descends, the air is balm;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aabbccdd eXeeffaa gghhiicc ddXcjjdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11011101 01010101 01000101 111100101 01010101 01010101 10010111 1101110101 1101001010 11011101 010111010 1100111010 1100101010 1101001010 110101001 1101011111 11011101 11010101 11001101 11110001 110101001 01010101 11010101 0111010100 11010101 11010101 11010101 11010101 110101001 11010101 11010101 11001010111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 290
  • Average number of words per stanza: 51
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, thy, can, when are repeated.

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  • summary of Moon-Light;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
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