This is an analysis of the poem Ardour that begins with:

The thought of you has filled the night with wonder,
The dawn with praise,... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab Xbab acac dedeXabab
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,9,
  • Closest metre: iambic trimeter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 01011101010 0101 11110111010 0101 01011101110 0111 11011101010 0101 110101101010 1101 11011101110 0101 11011011010 0101 11011011010 1101 01010101110 11010 11010111010 0101
  • Amount of stanzas: 5
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 25
  • Amount of lines: 20
  • Average number of symbols per line: 32 (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; of is repeated.

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

    The author used the same word no at the beginnings of some neighboring stanzas. The figure of speech is a kind of anaphora.

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

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