This is an analysis of the poem Night Thoughts that begins with:

OH, unhappy stars! your fate I mourn,
Ye by whom the sea-toss'd sailor's lighted,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bccd edXe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101011111 1110111010 1010010101 1111111010 111111101 100010111 0010111010 111011101 1011111010 101011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 81
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 10
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • 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; ye is repeated.

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

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