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

Waking days...
Dawn....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: AbAcADdB AbAcADdB BAXBAXdbXAbAcADdb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,17,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 101 1 1101 1 1101 101 1 11101 101 1 1101 1 1101 101 1 11101 1111 001001 0101110010 1111 001001 0101010 1 01111111 101 1 1101 1 1101 101 1 11010001
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 135
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 32
  • Average number of symbols per line: 16 (very short strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 3
  • 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.

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

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

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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