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

Sweet after labour, soft and whispering night
Blows on dark fields and fragrant country here:... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abab cdcd dede dfdf
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 11011111001 1111110101 1101010101 0101010111 0101011111 1101100101 1100110101 10111001001 10111101001 1001010101 0111010101 10110110101 1011110111 1111010101 1011011101 1101000111
  • Amount of stanzas: 4
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 182
  • Average number of words per stanza: 32
  • Amount of lines: 16
  • Average number of symbols per line: 45 (strings are more long than medium ones)
  • 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; her is repeated.

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

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase here connects the lines.

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

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