This is an analysis of the poem In The South that begins with:
In any other land, now,
Are there nights like these?... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: abXbb b cdad ed efg fcf gh Xghch
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,1,4,2,3,3,2,5,
- Closest metre: iambic trimeter
- Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
- Сlosest stanza type: tercets
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 0101011 11111 011101 01011 1101011 010101 111110 10101 1111001 10011 11100 0111 110010 111 1011101 10111 111010 11001 1111111 110100 1110011 101101 01011110 10011
- Amount of stanzas: 8
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
- Average number of words per stanza: 15
- Amount of lines: 27
- Average number of symbols per line: 21 (very short strings)
- Average number of words per line: 5
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.
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- summary of In The South;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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