This is an analysis of the poem Early Nightingale that begins with:

When first we hear the shy-come nightingales,
They seem to mutter o’er their songs in fear,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXabbacbbccdd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: limerick
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with iambic pentameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 11110111000 1101011101 1111110101 1110111101 0101000111 11001010110 0101010111 0101011101 0101110101 1101011101 1101110101 1011111101 1101010101 0101011100
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 590
  • Average number of words per stanza: 116
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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