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

The cloudless day is richer at its close;
A golden glory settles on the lea;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Xaba cbcX dede
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0101010101 0101010101 1101110101 01001110101 10110101001 01010100101 11010101001 01010111100 11010100101 11010110101 0111010101 1101010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 173
  • Average number of words per stanza: 29
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 42 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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