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

February 3rd
The sea with no waves we recognize,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: X abb CXbde dXaXXcaeaa CabbXaX X
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,3,5,10,7,1,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 010111101 0110101 1010111101 1111001 11101010001 10101111 101110110 101 0110 101 1001101 0110111 100101 001101010 11011 1010101 011 001001 1111001 0101111 1110001 11011011 111000101 01101110011010 1110101 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 136
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 28
  • Average number of symbols per line: 29 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 Night Piece;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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