This is an analysis of the poem Le Réveille that begins with:
It was the lark—not the nightingale
Poured forth her notes of warning; ... full text
Elements of the verse: questions and answers
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- Rhyme scheme: Ababc cdeedAfafg ghiiXAXahc cecceAbabe eeeeeAhahc cXjjb
- Stanza lengths (in strings): 5,10,10,10,10,5,
- Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
- Сlosest rhyme: rima
- Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
- Guessed form: unknown form
- Metre: 010110100 1101010 101100111 011010010 010101 01 11101011 110100101 1101100101 1010110011 010110100 011010010 111111001 111101010 010101 01 11111010 101101010 01001011010 11001010 010110100 010010100 1100100101 11001010 10101 11 010101101 1101001111 10110011101 101001001 010110100 1111110 1100101001 1011001010 101111 01 1110101 1100111111 010101101 1111111 010110100 1100101 110100101 0110101 100101 01 1111010 11001001011 101011001011 1010010010
- Amount of stanzas: 6
- Average number of symbols per stanza: 286
- Average number of words per stanza: 52
- Amount of lines: 50
- Average number of symbols per line: 33 (medium-length strings)
- Average number of words per line: 6
Mood of the speaker:
There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.
The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; of is repeated.
The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words the, she 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.
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- summary of Le Réveille;
- central theme;
- idea of the verse;
- history of its creation;
- critical appreciation.
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