This is an analysis of the poem Star-Gazer that begins with:

Forty-two years ago (to me if to no one else
The number is of some interest) it was a brilliant starry night...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abcbbcabc bdedbedd
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 9,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1010010100111 01000110001010101 10101110111100 110010111101001 0111010001 11001101011001 01101110011110011 11011100111 110111100111 10010011111 1110100111 10100101001 0111010111 0111111101 100101 01010100111 0100110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 406
  • Average number of words per stanza: 80
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 47 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 9
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; to is repeated.

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  • summary of Star-Gazer;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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