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

WITHIN the chamber, far away
From the glad feast, sits Love in dread...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bb cb c d ad ae fe f g eg gh ah X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01010101 00111101 11010101 01000101 0111101 01010101 01001101 11101101 11111111 01111101 11111111 11111101 00000101 11010011 010010101 11011111 11010111 011100101 010101001 11010100 11100101 11111111 11111111 01110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 15
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 56
  • Average number of words per stanza: 11
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; her is repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, her are repeated.

    The author used the same word the at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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

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