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

You may want to avoid those twilight years,
To gain any lingering compliments that may come....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXXXaXXaXaXXXX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 14,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: sonnet with trochaic tetrameter or irregular meter
  • Metre: 1110011110 0110100100111 11010 0110101001100001 111010 10110111 11111011 11111010 100101010101 01001001111 011 10 11110010 111110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 479
  • Average number of words per stanza: 84
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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