This is an analysis of the poem Address To The Sunset that begins with:

Exquisite stillness! What serenities
Of earth and air! How bright atop the wall ... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: XXaXXaabXXXcbcbXXb
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 18,
  • Closest metre: iambic pentameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: blank verse
  • Metre: 1001011000 0111110101 0100101010100 1111011100 1101011100 1100101110 1 1111110111 11011101000 11010101000 01110101001 11010100101 11001110001 1101111101 1111110101 1111100100 1011110101 0011110001
  • Amount of stanzas: 1
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 758
  • Average number of words per stanza: 131
  • Amount of lines: 18
  • Average number of symbols per line: 41 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; how, and, he, where are repeated.

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

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  • summary of Address To The Sunset;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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