This is an analysis of the poem A Song In The Night: I Would I Were An Angel Strong, that begins with:

I would I were an angel strong,
An angel of the sun, hasting along!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aa bb cc dd ee ff
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: couplets
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11101101 1100011001 11101101 0110001101 11110101 110011101001 110111001 1111010101 11010101 1111100101 11011111 1001110111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 77
  • Average number of words per stanza: 15
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 38 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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.

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

    The author used the same words i, or at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

  • summary of A Song In The Night: I Would I Were An Angel Strong,;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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