This is an analysis of the poem At Midnight that begins with:

At midnight,
When you sit in preparation......

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: Abcdebd fbbcgfXbcg agXXheddhg AadaXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 7,10,10,6,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111 11101010 010001001 100101110 00111011 010011101 1010101110 10011001 0101101 01011100100 001001010 101010100101 001 110 110110 0001000100 110101010 111101111 1110101 110001 0010100 10100111 11 101 001101 101001 00100101 111 110100101 1101100101 101000111 0101001100 1011001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 252
  • Average number of words per stanza: 43
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 30 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you, to are repeated.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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