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

In the hollow of pale night upon the moor
The silence blows a perfume: O but hark!... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: abbacddc effeXggX dccdcffX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 8,8,8,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 00100110101 0101001111 0100010001 11010001001 0100010101 1101010101 1100110101 1001010111 100101001011 0111110111 1101010001 0101110101 1101011100 1111011111 1111010011 1001001101 1111011111 0111110001 1100110001 1111101101 10100100101 1100010111 01010101111 1111000100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 325
  • Average number of words per stanza: 63
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 40 (medium-length strings)
  • 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; and, or, o, we are repeated.

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

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

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