This is an analysis of the poem At Dawn that begins with:

THOUGH the fairies meet by night
In the moonlit spaces, ...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a ba bc dc d X be ba ea ea fa fg hgXh
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,2,2,2,1,1,2,2,2,2,2,2,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: enclosed rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 1010111 001110 1000101 101110 0111101 101110 1110101 101010 0011111 101110 1010100 101010 1010101 110010 1010101 101010 0010111 011010 1010101 001010 1010101 111110 1000101 101010
  • Amount of stanzas: 14
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 44
  • Average number of words per stanza: 8
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 26 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 5
  • 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 At Dawn;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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