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

You brothers, who are mine,
Poor people, near and far,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacdcdeXeed f Xf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 13,1,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 110111 110111 1011001 100101 11001 111111 111111 111011 1100101 110111 1001100 110101 111101 010111 01011
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 129
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 22 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 4
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Lonesome Night;
  • central theme;
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  • history of its creation;
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