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

BURNING our hearts out with longing
The daylight passed: ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcb XdXd efgf Xhah geae cbcbXbdcd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10111010 0111 10110010 0111 10011010 1011 10010110 0101 10111110 0101 10110010 0101 11010110 0101 10011110 1101 10010010 1111 110110010 1101 11010010 1011 10011110 1101 11110011 1101 10010110 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 113
  • Average number of words per stanza: 18
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Night;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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