This is an analysis of the poem Fall Of The Evening Star that begins with:

Speak softly; sun going down
Out of sight. Come near me now....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX aX bb XX XX Xa XXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,2,2,2,2,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: rondeau
  • Metre: 1101101 1011111 11010111 010101001 010101101 01001101 101010111 11100011 1110100110 1101101010 01011111 111011 101101001001 010111110 1101
  • Amount of stanzas: 7
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 73
  • Average number of words per stanza: 14
  • Amount of lines: 15
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many three dots in the poem. Readers should think of the author's idea together with the pensive speaker.

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  • summary of Fall Of The Evening Star;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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