This is an analysis of the poem Voices Of The Night : L'Envoi that begins with:

Ye voices, that arose
After the Evening's close,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aba ccX ddd ccc eee bbX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,3,3,3,3,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 100101 1100110101 110001 011111 11001001 111111 100101 10111101 110111 0001001 00110111 100111 110011 110011101 1011001 010111 00111110
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 90
  • Average number of words per stanza: 17
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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; of, and are repeated.

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