This is an analysis of the poem The End Of The Drought that begins with:

Last night we marked the twinkling stars,
This morn no dew revived the grass,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: ababXcdc adeXafef dXXXagbg
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111101001 01110101 11010101 11010101 01010101 11010101 10011101 11011101 01110101 11000101 01010101 10010110 01110001 01011101 01010101 11111101 11010101 01010110 11010111 01011101 01110101 01010101 11010101 01011111
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 289
  • Average number of words per stanza: 49
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same words and, the are repeated.

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

  • summary of The End Of The Drought;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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