This is an analysis of the poem Night Words that begins with:

after Juan Ramon
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Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a bcbadeXXfXXacccXccecfaXXaXadXdc
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,31,
  • Closest metre: trochaic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: shakespearean sonnet
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 10101 0110001010 0101101111 1100011110 1011101011 1010111011 0111001010 1011010110 1011101001 1101010001 1111111111 11010101001 1111100111 110010101110 11101111001 01010100101 1110111010 1001111010 1011010110 10001101110 00010010111 0010010111 101111101010 100010111 10001111001 1110100101 011010100 0111101010 1011010101 10000100010 1010100110 001011110011
  • Amount of stanzas: 2
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 678
  • Average number of words per stanza: 125
  • Amount of lines: 33
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 8
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

  • summary of Night Words;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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