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

The moon shines white and silent
On the mist, which, like a tide... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXbcb dcaccc efefgf dhchgh ghahbh aijicj
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 6,6,6,6,6,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 0111110 1011101 0101010 1001111 1001110 100111 0111010 111100 1101110 100101 1101110 110001 010110011 010111 0111011 110101 1100010 010111 1111110 010101 1111110 100101 1110111 011111 0101010 1010111 1100110 111101 1011010 110101 1111011 100101 010110 111100 1101110 010100
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 170
  • Average number of words per stanza: 30
  • Amount of lines: 36
  • Average number of symbols per line: 28 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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