This is an analysis of the poem The Heat Of Midnight Tears that begins with:

Listen, my friend, this road is the heart opening,
Kissing his feet, resistance broken, tears all night....

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XX XXaXXa bX XXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 2,6,2,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 101101001100 100101010111 0111011010010 111100101001 01111110110111 1100111010111001 0111111010111 101110100101011 00100111111101 1110101010001 100101011101101 0101101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 133
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 12
  • Average number of symbols per line: 55 (very long strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 10
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

  • summary of The Heat Of Midnight Tears;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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