This is an analysis of the poem Night (This Night, Agitated By The Growing Storm) that begins with:

This night, agitated by the growing storm,
how it has suddenly expanded its dimensions--,...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abXa cddd ceXb Xe
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,2,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 01101010101 1011000100010 110100111010 1011011000101 101101001111 101001010101 1101010011 101010 0111010101 01110 010100100 110111000 0101101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 130
  • Average number of words per stanza: 22
  • Amount of lines: 14
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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  • summary of Night (This Night, Agitated By The Growing Storm);
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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