This is an analysis of the poem Evening Hymn that begins with:

The crag-pent breezes sob and moan where hidden waters glide;
And twilight wanders round the earth with slow and shadowy stride.... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaXabbaaccXa ddccbbeeccaa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 12,12,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01110111110101 111101010111001 010101010101100 11010111110101 100101011100111 010101111000101 01011101010101 11010101110101 01011100011101 11010101010101 110101010101100 01010101111101 11011101101110 11010011110111 1100111001110111 01010011110101 01011111100101 11001101010101 111101001110101 11010101111101 1111010100101001 11011101111101 111101011101001 11010101010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 757
  • Average number of words per stanza: 134
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 62 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 11
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, night, oh, to, ye are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

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

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

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