Serenade From “the Spanish Student” by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: poem analysis

This is an analysis of the poem Serenade From “the Spanish Student” that begins with:

STARS of the summer night!
Far in yon azure deeps,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXaBBb aXaBBb abaBBbXabaBBb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,13,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 100101 101101 111101 11 1101 1 100101 111101 110101 11 1101 1 100101 110101 111101 11 1101 1 100101 100101 110101 11 1101 1
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 120
  • Average number of words per stanza: 21
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 19 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3

  • 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; sleeps is repeated.

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase sleeps connects the lines.

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