This is an analysis of the poem To A Thunder-Cloud that begins with:

Oh, melancholy fragment of the night
Drawing thy lazy web against the sun,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbXabbaacacdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1101010001 1011010101 1111010111 0101011110 0101010001 1101110111 0101111110 0111110001 1111010011 01010011010 1001110001 011100101010 1111000101 0101111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 584
  • Average number of words per stanza: 111
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; from, thy are repeated.

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  • summary of To A Thunder-Cloud;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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