This is an analysis of the poem A Summer Noon that begins with:
'Tis raging noon; and, vertical, the sun
Darts on the head direct his forceful rays.... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme:
- Stanza lengths (in strings):
- Closest metre:
- Сlosest rhyme:
- Сlosest stanza type:
- Guessed form:
- Metre:
- Amount of stanzas: 1
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 1607
- Average number of words per stanza: 268
- Amount of lines: 37
- 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.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; and, to are repeated.
The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase night connects the lines.
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