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

The night falls, heavy with the coming storm!
Far out, the ocean frets against the bar, ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababcdcdaeaefffffcfcghgh bhbXicic
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 24,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 0111000101 1101010101 10110100111 1011110111 11001011001 11010010010 0111010111 1101110001 0101000101 1101010101 1101111111 1100110101 1010010111 1110110001 1111010101 1101011101 1001110101 1111010101 1001010101 1101011101 1101011101 0111110101 1001000101 1101001101 1100010101 1111011100 0111010001 1001010111 10010100101 110101101 1101010011 1101110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 715
  • Average number of words per stanza: 130
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 44 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • 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; and, with, of are repeated.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

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

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