This is an analysis of the poem Night Comes Creeping that begins with:

Night comes creeping slowly o'er me,
Like a vapor cold and gray;... full text

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aaaa bcbC XdXd eceC bfbf gcgC
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 4,4,4,4,4,4,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: alternate rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 111010101 1010111 10111011 10100101 10101010 1010101 10111010 1111111 10111010 1110001 00110011 1110101 11101010 1011111 10111010 1111111 10101010 1010001 10101010 1110111 11111010 1010111 00111010 1111111
  • Amount of stanzas: 6
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 128
  • Average number of words per stanza: 23
  • Amount of lines: 24
  • Average number of symbols per line: 31 (strings are less long than medium ones)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • 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.

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  • summary of Night Comes Creeping;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

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