This is an analysis of the poem Premonition At Twilight that begins with:

The magpie in the Joshua tree
Has come to rest. Darkness collects, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXabXbcccccdaXada
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 17,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001001 11011001 11110111 10101001 01010101 11010111 01010101 11010111 01010101 01010111 10110001 01111100 11011101 11010101 11011101 11010101 01110101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 586
  • Average number of words per stanza: 110
  • Amount of lines: 17
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (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; i, and, then are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word and is repeated.

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  • summary of Premonition At Twilight;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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