This is an analysis of the poem From Russian Hill that begins with:

Night and the hill to me!
Silence no sound that jars; ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAB acac dede XfXf dcdc bcbc gege hdhd iaia hahaXbABA
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 110101 101111 010101 010101 100101 010101 010101 100101 010111 101001 110101 001101 100101 100101 100101 010101 010111 11001001 0100101 110101 110100 111101 011111 111100 1001011 110101 110101 001101 111101 111101 110101 011111 011111 111111 110101 0101001 110101 011101 110001 010111 111111 110101 010101 010101
  • Amount of stanzas: 11
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 112
  • Average number of words per stanza: 20
  • Amount of lines: 44
  • Average number of symbols per line: 27 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

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  • summary of From Russian Hill;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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