This is an analysis of the poem Vigil that begins with:

At night, when all the house is still,
Wide-waked the chairs and tables come...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cccc dedX fefX ghgh didi
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: ballad stanza
  • Metre: 11110101 110011101 11111101 01010111 101101111 11010101 1001010 10010101 11110101 1111101 11010111 11000101 01111001 11000101 11011100 111111010 0111101111 11111111 10011101 01110111 11110101 01000101 01010001 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 144
  • Average number of words per stanza: 27
  • 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; and, us are repeated.

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

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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