This is an analysis of the poem The Breath Of Night that begins with:

The moon rises. The red cubs rolling
In the ferns by the rotten oak...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XaXaXbXbacdcdbcb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 16,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rima
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 011001110 00110101 110011011 0011101 0111010 1101001 0011010 11011011 00110101 11001001 1111111 11011010 11110111 011111 01000111 1011101
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 556
  • Average number of words per stanza: 108
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 34 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

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

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

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