This is an analysis of the poem Venice that begins with:

Night in her dark array
Steals o'er the ocean,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdefefbdbdgdgdXdbdbhbhidid
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 32,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 110010 100101 11010 1010111 10110 101101 10110 01101001 11010 101111 10110 1101001 10010 110101 11110 001101 11110 111111 10110 1100110 11110 110101 11110 100101 110010 100101 01110 1001101 10010 110101 10010
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 786
  • Average number of words per stanza: 136
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 24 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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