This is an analysis of the poem The First Walpurgis-Night that begins with:

A DRUID.
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: A b b a a a a c c de DE d f Ee D d g cch bh bg bGG X g b bGG A b b i b b i a a gc gc X F aa g X j ffk aK ag aGG F KkaaGG A c c l b b l d d cF CF C j aaf lF lb LbAA f fFLlAA f F CFXC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,2,1,1,1,3,2,2,3,1,1,1,3,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,2,1,1,1,3,2,2,3,1,6,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,2,2,1,1,3,2,2,4,1,6,1,1,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010 1101 0101 011101 1101 1111 010101 0101 0111 110111 10011101 111101 01011101 110101 010 01011101 01111101 111101 111111 10010 1111101 1110101 1110101 0010101 1011111 0010101 1010101 1110101 111 1000101 10010 1010111 1110111 1110101 111 1000101 010 1101 0101 010101 0101 0111 110101 1001 0110 111101 01010111 010101 01011111 110010 10010 11010101 11010101 111101 111110 010 1100101 1110101 0010011 1110101 1011101 10111001 10100111 1010101 101 1010011 10010 1011101 1010011 10101001 1010101 101 1010011 010 1111 1111 110101 1111 0111 010101 1111 1101 100101 10010101 111111 10111101 1101111 01010 1111101 1010101 1110101 11101110 1010111 10101010 1111101 10101110 1010111 001 1010101 1001010 1000101 1010111 10101110 10101110 001 1010101 10010 10010101 111111 10111101 1101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 71
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 40
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 114
  • Average number of symbols per line: 25 (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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; ye, with are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word would is repeated.

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  • summary of The First Walpurgis-Night;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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